The orator's education
By: Quintilian ; edited and translated by Donald Russell.
Contributors: Russell, D. A.
Series: Loeb classical library ;; 124-127, 494
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Oratory -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Quintilian, born in Spain about 35 CE, became a renowned and successful teacher of rhetoric in Rome. In The Orator's Education (Institutio Oratoria), a comprehensive training program in twelve books, he draws on his own rich experience. It provides not only insights on oratory, but also a picture of Roman education and social attitudes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. 30-43) and indexes.