23 (II.3.2)

ID 786
Corpus Cicero: Ad Atticum
Reference 23 (II.3.2)
Reference 2 n/a
Date 16/12/60
Source Letter
Author Cicero
Addressee Atticus
Citation Greek Code Switch Κύρου παιδείαν
Latin Context
Inter/Intra Sentential Intra
Function Code Switch Naming: title of work | Wordplay
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Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Atticus finds fault with the width of Cicero's windows. Cicero claims that in doing so he is finding fault with the 'Education of Cyrus' (a work of Xenophon). Joke works because the name of Cicero's architect is Vettius Cyrus.
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