Quintilian was born in Spain about A.D. 35; he became a well-known and prosperous teacher of rhetoric in Rome, probably the first to receive a salary as such from public funds. His "Institutio Oratoria" (Training of an Orator), a comprehensive training program in twelve books, draws on his own rich experience. Here Quintilian gives guidelines for proper schooling (beginning with the young boy); analyzes the structure of speeches and recommends devices for engaging listeners and appealing to their emotions; reviews a wide range of Greek and Latin authors of use to the orator; and counsels on memory, delivery, and gestures. This practical guide, in lucid style, provides valuable insight on Roman education. The work also yields many a memorable comment on the styles of various writers.

• ISBN: 0674995945
• ISBN-13: 9780674995949
• Author : Quintilian
• Editors : D. A. Russell and Donald A. Russell
• Language : English
• Format:  Hardcover - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 1/1/2002
• Publisher Imprint: Loeb Classical Library
• Price ($AUD): $50.95


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