Literature of the world : an introductory study . Caesars life covered theyears from loo to 44 , that ofSallust from 86 to 34 Caesarwas the patron of Sallust, and it wasdue to the munificence of Caesarthat Sallust was able to devote hislater years to literary work. The his-tory which he wrote of the years 78-67 is lost, but we possess hissomewhat biased monograph on the conspiracy of Catiline, andanother monograph giving a vivid account of the Jugurthine Duff says, He abandoned the annalistic method thatculminated in Caesar, and he raised the literary level of history. C
Literature of the world : an introductory study . Caesars life covered theyears from loo to 44 , that ofSallust from 86 to 34 Caesarwas the patron of Sallust, and it wasdue to the munificence of Caesarthat Sallust was able to devote hislater years to literary work. The his-tory which he wrote of the years 78-67 is lost, but we possess hissomewhat biased monograph on the conspiracy of Catiline, andanother monograph giving a vivid account of the Jugurthine Duff says, He abandoned the annalistic method thatculminated in Caesar, and he raised the literary level of history. Cicero. We turn, however, to Cicero as the preeminent prosewriter of his age. His life spanned the period from 106 , whenhe was born in the small town of Arpinum. to 43 , when he wasassassinated because of his opposition to Mark Antony. The mereevents of his life make a profoundly interesting chapter in the his-tory of Rome. He stands revealed to us with exceeding fullness,particularly in his letters, of which seven hundred and seventy-four. BUST SAID TO BE A PORTRAIT OFJULIUS C^SAR LATIN LITERATURE 117 have been preserved,—letters written to a variety of people on avariety of subjects and reflecting every sort of mood from grave togay. His broad culture had come through intensive study in Rome,through wide travel, and through close observation. He served inthe army and had a checkered political career, holding from time totime administrative and consular positions. He was passionatelyfond of his profession of praise of letters is famous: These studies are the food ofyouth, the charm of age, an ornamentin prosperity, in adversity a refugeand solace ; a delight at home, and nohindrance in public life; they are ourcomrades of the night, in foreignlands, among country scenes. By sheer genius and pains he fixedLatin prose style and Latin speech,for before his time, Latin prosewas, from a wide point of view, butone among many local ancient dia-lects. As it left hi
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