23 (II.3.2)
ID | 786 |
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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 |
Flagging | |
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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