Asia Wind - Ashiafū

…All the politicians of this era were excellent orators, but Cicero's eloquence paled in comparison to them, and his works were not passed down to posterity. Cicero's speeches, which are passionate and close to the ostentatious "Asian style," but do not go to extremes and walk a middle path between the "Attic style," are masterpieces of Latin prose, and are a testimony of the politician Cicero himself as well as of his times. During his politically unfortunate period, he devoted himself to writings on rhetoric and philosophy, showing his scholarly side. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Asian wind" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…この時代の政治家はみな優れた演説家であったが，キケロの雄弁の前にはすべて色あせてしまい，後世に伝えられるに至らなかった。情熱的で，誇大な〈アシア風〉に近いけれども，極端には走らず，〈アッティカ風〉との中道をいくキケロの演説は，ラテン散文の最高傑作であり，政治家キケロそのものであるとともに，時代の証言でもある。政治的に不遇の時期には，修辞学と哲学の著作に専念し，学究としての一面を示している。…

※「アシア風」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報