Title: The Roman World of Cicero's De Oratore
First published: 2004
Description: The author offers a wide introduction to Cicero's political and cultural world, and illustrates, by analysis of his imaginary dialogue between statesmen, how he introduced the principles of Greek philosphy and rhetoric into Roman education so that his work became the basis of humanist ideals in the Renaissance and Enlightenment.
Subjects: Ancient Oratory, Ancient Rhetoric, Oratory, Ancient, Rhetoric, Ancient, Rhetoric, Criticism and interpretation, Textual Criticism
People: Marcus Tullius Cicero
LC classification: PA6296.D7 F36 2004