Sunt autem optimae curae de salute patriae (Ciceronov citat kao motto Derkosova Genija domovine)
Sunt autem optimae curae de salute patriae (Cicero's Quotation used as Motto for Ivan Derkos's Work Genius Patriae)
Author(s): Vladimir VratovićSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Hrvatsko filološko društvo
Summary/Abstract: Ivan Derkos used as the motto for his famous Genius patriae (Zagreb 1832) a quotation from Cicero's Somnium Scipionis (Le. De re publica, B. VI, & 29). In Cicero's work this statement has an essentially philosophie and politieo-national meaning, while in Derkos, as substantiated by the text as a whole, the meaning is expressly linguistic and decidedly patriotic.
Journal: Umjetnost riječi
- Issue Year: 1985
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 261-262
- Page Count: 2
- Language: Croatian
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