Marcus Cornelius Fronto s'est distingué comme l'un des plus éminents orateurs et rhéteurs romains de son temps. Son objectif pédagogique était de restaurer la pureté et la précision de la langue latine, en évitant les artifices de ses contemporains et en prônant l'usage de « mots inattendus et surprenants » découverts grâce à une étude diligente des auteurs pré-cicéroniens. Il fut chargé de l'éducation des futurs empereurs Marc Aurèle et Lucius Verus, influençant ainsi le développement intellectuel de la prochaine génération de dirigeants romains. L'héritage littéraire durable de Fronto réside dans son engagement passionné envers l'exactitude linguistique et l'excellence rhétorique.
Fronto (c. 100 176 CE), a much admired orator and rhetorician, was befriended by the emperor Antoninus Pius and teacher of his adopted sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. His correspondence offers an invaluable picture of aristocratic life and literary culture in the 2nd century.
The correspondence of Fronto--a much admired orator and rhetorician who was befriended by the emperor Antoninus Pius and teacher of his adopted sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus--offers an invaluable picture of aristocratic life and literary culture in the 2nd century. His letters reveal Fronto's strong stylistic views and dislike of Stoicism as well as his family joys and sorrows. They portray the successes and trials of a prominent figure in the palace, literary salons, the Senate, and lawcourts, and they give a fascinating record of the relationship between the foremost teacher of his time and his illustrious student Marcus Aurelius, his chief correspondent.The Loeb Classical Library edition of Fronto is in two volumes.
Lately Discovered By Monsignore Mai, Librarian Of The Vatican (1824)
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