Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
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Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio is a late antique philosophical and cosmological exposition on Cicero’s Somnium Scipionis that deeply influenced medieval thought on the soul, the cosmos, and dream vision literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commentary on the Dream of Scipio | 1 |
| Commentary on the Dream of Scipio by Macrobius | 1 |
| Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio Context triple: [Parliament of Fowls, inspiredBy, Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio]
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Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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Rerum vulgarium fragmenta
Rerum vulgarium fragmenta is a seminal 14th-century Italian lyric poetry collection by Petrarch that helped shape the development of Renaissance humanism and the European sonnet tradition.
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Tusculanae Disputationes
Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of philosophical dialogues by Cicero that explore themes such as death, pain, grief, and the pursuit of happiness from a Roman Stoic-influenced perspective.
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Discourses on Livy
Discourses on Livy is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes the history of the Roman Republic to explore the principles of republican government and civic virtue.
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Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio Target entity description: Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio is a late antique philosophical and cosmological exposition on Cicero’s Somnium Scipionis that deeply influenced medieval thought on the soul, the cosmos, and dream vision literature.
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A.
Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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B.
Rerum vulgarium fragmenta
Rerum vulgarium fragmenta is a seminal 14th-century Italian lyric poetry collection by Petrarch that helped shape the development of Renaissance humanism and the European sonnet tradition.
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C.
Tusculanae Disputationes
Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of philosophical dialogues by Cicero that explore themes such as death, pain, grief, and the pursuit of happiness from a Roman Stoic-influenced perspective.
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D.
Discourses on Livy
Discourses on Livy is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes the history of the Roman Republic to explore the principles of republican government and civic virtue.
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E.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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commentary on Cicero ⓘ late antique work ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain Cicero’s Somnium Scipionis
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reconcile Cicero with Neoplatonic cosmology ⓘ |
| approximateCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ciceronian tradition
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Roman intellectual culture ⓘ |
| author | Macrobius ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Somnium Scipionis
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surface form:
Cicero’s Somnium Scipionis
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| circulatedWidelyIn | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| contains |
account of the music of the spheres
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classification of dreams ⓘ discussion of planetary spheres ⓘ moral exhortation to political virtue ⓘ |
| discusses |
fate and providence
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relationship between body and soul ⓘ symbolism of numbers and harmony ⓘ virtue as path to celestial reward ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ascent of the soul
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hierarchy of the heavens ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ nature of dreams ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical and cosmological exposition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dante’s cosmological imagination
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Latin scholastic thought ⓘ medieval cosmology ⓘ medieval dream vision literature ⓘ medieval psychology of the soul ⓘ |
| literaryForm | commentary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonic philosophy ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De re publica
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surface form:
Cicero’s De re publica
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| subject |
Neoplatonism
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afterlife ⓘ cosmology ⓘ dream visions ⓘ the soul ⓘ virtue and ethics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| title |
Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
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| usedAs | school text in medieval education ⓘ |
| workType | philosophical exegesis ⓘ |
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Subject: Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio Description of subject: Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio is a late antique philosophical and cosmological exposition on Cicero’s Somnium Scipionis that deeply influenced medieval thought on the soul, the cosmos, and dream vision literature.
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