Cicero on Oratory and Orators - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 080931293X ISBN 13 : 9780809312931

Editeur : Southern Illinois University Press, 1986

Synopsis

Contains Cicero's De Oratore and Brutus, influential sources over the centuries for ideas on rhetoric and train­ing for public leadership.

The De Oratore, written in 55 B.C., argues that rhetoric is socially significant because states are established and main­tained through the leadership of eloquent men.

The three books of dialogues in this volume feature discussions between well-known figures in Roman history, in­cluding Lucius Crassus, Marcus An­tonius, Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Quin­tus Marcius Scaevola, Caius Aurelius Cotta, Julius Caesar Strabo Vopicus, and Publius Sulpicus Rufus.

The Brutus continues the theme of the dialogues, giving a history of eminent orators whose performances exemplify the Ciceronian theory that rhetoric final­ly adds up to leadership.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ralph A. Micken is Emeritus Professor of Speech and former Chairman of the Department at Southern Illinois Univer­sity, Carbondale.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Southern Illinois University Press
• Date d'édition: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080931293X
• ISBN 13: 9780809312931
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible