De Oratore ad Quintum fratrem libri tres (55 BC)

• de Oratore
• De Oratore. M. Tulli Ciceronis Rhetorica. M. Tullius Cicero. A. S. Wilkins. 1902.
• On the Ideal Orator. Translated by May, James M.; Wisse, Jakob. Oxford University Press 2001.
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LIBER PRIMVS

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Introduction : (§§ 1-5)

Education. (§§ 6-15)

Abilities (§§ 16-23)

Scene of the dialogue (§§ 24-29)

DIALOGUE (Lucius Licinius Crassus, Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur,  Marcus Antonius orator, Gaius Aurelius Cotta, Publius Sulpicius Rufus,

Oratory, its nature and range. (§§ 30-95)

Crassus: The importance of oratory to society (§§ 30-34)

Scaevola’s objection (§§ 35-44)

Crassus: The importance of knowledge to the orator and oratory to the philosophy (§§ 45-68)

Scaevola’s objection (§§ 74-79)

Antonius: The Greek view (§§ 80-95)

(§§ 96-101)

The Art of Rhetoric? (§§ 102-)

 

 

LIBER SECUNDUS

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LIBER TERTIVS

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Fate of Characters in the Dialogue (§§ 1-10)

Crassus: Style Inseparable From Matter (§§ 17-24)

Crassus: Various Styles Admirable (§§ 25-37)

Crassus: Purity of Diction (§§ 38-52)

Crassus: The Ornate Style (§§ 53-96)

Crassus: Eloquence and Philosophy (§§ 56-73)

Crassus: Rules for Embellishment (§§ 97-148)

Crassus: The Ornate Style (§§ 149-208)

Word Choice

Order

Rhythm

Figures of Speech

Decorum and Delivery (§§ 208-227)