CICERO ON ORATORY AND ORATORS; Translated or Edited

Cicero; J. S. Watson (Ed. ) & (Intro. by Ralph A. Micken) & (Foreword by David Potter) & (New Pref. by Richard Leo Enos)

ISBN 10: 080931293X / ISBN 13: 9780809312931

Published by Southern Illinois University Press, 1986

About this Item

Former owner's name to ffep. Light creasing to corners of wraps. Minor shelfwear. Pencilling and a few pen markings to a few pages. Else VG.; Landmarks In Rhetoric And Public Address; 8.1 X 5.5 X 1.3 inches; 440 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CICERO ON ORATORY AND ORATORS; Translated or Edited
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080931293X
• ISBN 13: 9780809312931
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Latin Literature

About this title

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.

About the Author

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