Cicero in the Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (1687). Discussion of some emblematic cases between philosophy, religion, and morality

Authors

  • Elisa Della Calce Università di Torino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13135/2532-5353/10910

Abstract

Published in Paris in 1687, the Confucius Sinarum Philosophus represents one of the Jesuit works that, thanks to the use of the Latin language, contributed to spreading Confucian thought across Europe in the XVII century. This paper aims to investigate select examples of quotations and references to Cicero’s works in the Confucius Sinarum Philosophus — Cicero is an author who unsurprisingly was already at the core of the Jesuits’ Ratio studiorum (1599). Moreover, this analysis enables a further exploration of the way in which Cicero’s Latin may represent a trait d’union between Eastern and Western cultures.

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Author Biography

Elisa Della Calce, Università di Torino

Elisa Della Calce (elisa.dellacalce@unito.it) è assegnista di ricerca di Lingua e Letteratura Latina presso l’Università degli Studi di Torino. Le sue pubblicazioni e i suoi principali interessi di ricerca gravitano intorno alla storiografia romana, al pensiero politico antico, allo studio del concetto di clemenza nell’opera di Tito Livio, alla presenza di riferimenti ed echi classici nelle opere latine dei padri gesuiti (specialmente in quelle legate alla Cina), alle Digital Humanities.

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Della Calce, E. (2024). Cicero in the Confucius Sinarum Philosophus (1687). Discussion of some emblematic cases between philosophy, religion, and morality. Ciceroniana On Line, 8(1), 277–308. https://doi.org/10.13135/2532-5353/10910

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024): CICERONIANA ON LINE 2023 VIII, 1

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