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Cicero on Oratory and Orators (Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address) - Softcover

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9780809312931: Cicero on Oratory and Orators (Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address)
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ISBN 10: 080931293X ISBN 13: 9780809312931
Publisher: 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.



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About the Author


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


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Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Publication date
1986
Language
English
ISBN 10 
080931293X
ISBN 13 
9780809312931
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
440
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  • 3.93 out of 5 stars
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