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Cicero's Philippic IX: Translation, Analysis of Rhethorical Strategies, and Commentary
Homolková, Anna Natálie ; Ctibor, Michal (advisor) ; Marek, Václav (referee)
The main aim of this bachelor thesis is to provide an adequate Czech translation of Cicero's Ninth Phillipica, which has not been translated into Czech yet. Furthermore, the thesis contains an analysis of Cicero's arguments used in this speech. The analysis concentrates on a comprehensible explanation of Cicero's main arguments. In particular, attention is paid to the gradual development of the arguments and the way Cicero operates with them and presents them before the Roman Senate. In addition, this work outlines the historical and literary context of the composition of the Ninth Phillipica, and finally, it also briefly introduces the person of Servius Sulpicius Rufus, whose posthumous tributes are the subject of this speech.
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War and peace as approached by selected Roman authors of the beginning of the 2nd century CE
Brebera, Jan ; Prchlík, Ivan (advisor) ; Ctibor, Michal (referee)
This thesis contains research about ideas of wars and peace by a three authors writing in a latin language, Pliny Younger, Suetonius and Tacitus, who were living in 2nd century CE. It abstracts data by analysis of a segment of text. After the data abstraction ideas of each authors is reconstructed by synthesis and i tis studed the authors backround. If during the data synthesis is found any difference between the authors, it is interpreted based on their origin. Based on similarity it is judged whether a single idea about the concept of wars existed in that time.
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Compendium Anticlaudiani - commented translation into Czech
Bendová, Berenika ; Doležalová, Lucie (advisor) ; Ctibor, Michal (referee)
The aim of this thesis is a translation of a medieval Latin work Compendium Anticlaudiani into Czech. The Compendium is a prosaic digest of the epos Anticlaudianus written by poet Alan of Lille († 1203) in the 12th century. The thesis consists of two parts: the first one contains a brief characterisation of the translated work (its model, genesis, contribution of its creator), a description of the translation method and of the way the edition of the text is handled. The second part comprises the translation itself accompanied by footnotes, in which the intertextual relations and historical realia are explained.
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The Emperor Caligula between megalomania and reality
Brejchová, Denisa ; Marek, Václav (advisor) ; Ctibor, Michal (referee)
The topic of my bachelor's thesis is a treatise on Caligula, the third emperor of the Iulian- Claudian dynasty. In the first part I characterize the primary sources, in particular Philo of Alexandria, Josephus Flavius, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio. From these primary sources, I select Caligula's deeds and assess the objectivity of the source author, taking into account the comments of modern authors. In this thesis, space is also devoted to coins minted under Caligula. I assess whether Caligula's personality traits are reflected in the themes of the paintings and legends. In a chapter devoted to secondary literature, I address the question of whether modern authors adopt the ancient narrative of Caligula as a mad emperor or, alternatively, attempt to rationalize Caligula's actions in some way. I also briefly examine the portrayal of Caligula in drama, novel and film. Keywords: Ancient Rome - Caligula - Coins - History
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Translation of Cicero's Speech De provinciis consularibus with an analysis of rhethorical strategies
Igaz, Miroslav ; Ctibor, Michal (advisor) ; Marek, Václav (referee)
A considerable part of preserved speeches of Roman author Marcus Tullius Cicero has been still untranslated and yet uknown for Slovak or Czech reader. This bachelor's thesis is partially removing an extant handicap by the first translation of the speech De provinciis consularibus into Slovak language. Concurrently it is introducing into a discussion the historical context which affects the speech and by using a communication perspective of arguments and argumentation is endeavoring to apply a classification of arguments on an ancient rhetorical text. Via description of rhetorical strategies it can point to the author's grasp of topic and a method of arguing within creating a rhetorical expose with a political connotation.
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Valerius Maximus and his adaptation of Cicero's texts
Bady, Štěpán ; Ctibor, Michal (advisor) ; Bažil, Martin (referee)
Valerius Maximus, in his collection of exempla, probably did not use a unifying strategy for working with sources by which he would have adopted texts from other authors. As a first step in the research, it was important to determine which exempla and which sources could be examined in detail. First, a probe was set for books 4-6. Hence, Cicero's philosophical texts were selected as the primary corpus of sources. Then, on the basis of the narratological method, the exempla were divided into two groups according to the probability that particular parallels were used as sources by Valerius Maximus. Subsequently, exempla of the first group were subjected to stylistic and literary analysis. The results are mutually contradictory and therefore cannot be generalized to other books. The core of the thesis is a progression from a detailed analysis of each exempla through general findings concerning the question of readership and the extent of the application of the foreign text to Valerius' collection.
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Valerius Maximus and his adaptation of Cicero's texts
Bady, Štěpán ; Ctibor, Michal (advisor) ; Bažil, Martin (referee)
In his collection, Valerius Maximus used his own strategy to work with sources, in which he adapted texts from other authors. This strategy can be observed on the basis of a parallel analysis of Valerius' text and its source. As a first step, it was important to determine which examples and which sources could be examined in detail in this way. The probe method was determined first. Cicero's philosophical texts were thus selected as the primary corpus of sources. Then, based on the method of Propp's narrative function and lexical similarity, the examples were divided into three categories according to the probability of whether a particular testimony was used by Valerius Maximus as a source. Subsequently, the examples of the first category were subjected to stylistic and literary analysis. The results of this work go beyond the original research questions. The core of the work is the process from a detailed analysis of individual examples through general findings concerning the issue of reading and the scope of application of foreign text into Valerius' collection. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Pragmatic Analysis of Vocative in Latin
Ctibor, Michal ; Pultrová, Lucie (advisor) ; Muchnová, Dagmar (referee)
The thesis presents several so far unnoticed functions of (not only) Latin vocative. It argues against previous believes that vocative is used either for addresses, calls and summons, evaluation of addressee and emphasis, or is otherwise only conventional, polite, and thus lacking any real function. Firstly, the author describes vocative from the Speech Act Theory view-point and offers definitions of speech acts call and address. In chapters 3 and 4, he pays attention to vocatives so far considered as lacking function. Relying on the analysis mostly of Cicero's speeches and old Roman comedies, he presents two crucial functions of vocative in non-initial position in a text: 1) vocative as a mean of cohesion which helps to make the organization of the text more transparent and which emphasizes the structure of the text; 2) vocative of assurance/guarantee. In chapter 5, several minor functions of vocative are mentioned (mostly of pragmatic character): triumphal vocative, vocative as a disgrace and vocative as a parody. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Lucan's Caesar: Monster of The Civil War
Šolcová, Eliška ; Ctibor, Michal (advisor) ; Bažil, Martin (referee)
This thesis is an attempt at a partial interpretation of Lucan's epic The Civil War (Bellum Civile). It pays special attention to the character of Caesar, who turns out to be at the centre of the poet's narrative and to whom the essential themes presented by the poet are related. The introduction of the work points to the importance of interpreting inconsistencies in the Roman epic (O'Hara), which has become the methodological basis for the submitted literary analyses of Lucan's work. Indeed, modern Lucan research (Henderson, Masters, Roller, O'Hara) shows that the fragmentation and inconsistencies of the individual voices, scenes and events in the epic are the artistic intent of the author and mirror the theme of his work - the deeply divided world in the civil war - in the form of his narrative. The main part of the work is devoted to analysing the passages of the epic in which the character of Caesar has a central position and which prove to be essential in the interpretation of the overall narrative of the work. These analyses show that one of the prominent themes of the epic is the theme of power. As can be seen from Caesar's characterization and his actions in the first five books of the epic, the character of Caesar is shrouded in an image of monstrosity and unstoppability, which, however,...
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Cicero and Caesar in 46 B. C
Bříza, Daniel ; Marek, Václav (advisor) ; Ctibor, Michal (referee)
The task of this bachelor's thesis is to describe the situation on the Roman political scene in 46 B.C. and to present an annotated translation of selected Cicero's letters addressed to his friends and in some way related to one of the events of that year, namely to pardon for Marcellus.
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