Sunt autem optimae curae de salute patriae (Cicero's Quotation used as Motto for Ivan Derkos's Work Genius Patriae) Cover Image
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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 Vratović
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 1985
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 261-262
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Croatian
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