Description: Cicero on the Ideal Orator, Paperback by Cicero, Marcus Tullius; May, James M. (TRN); Wisse, Jakob (TRN), ISBN 0195091981, ISBN-13 9780195091984, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In On the Ideal Orator, (De oratore), Cicero, the greatest Roman orator and prosewriter of his day, gives his mature views on rhetoric, oratory, and philosophy. Cast in the lively, literary form of a dialogue, this classic work presents a daring view of the orator as the master of all language
communication while still emphasizing his role at the heart of Roman society and politics. Ciceros conception of the ideal orator represents his own original synthesis of the positions of the philosophers and the rhetoricians in the age-old quarrel between these disciplines.
The first translation of De oratore in over fifty years, this volume is ideal for courses on Cicero and on the history of rhetoric/oratory. James May and Jakob Wisse provide an accurate and accessible translation which is based on--and contributes to--recent advances in our understanding of De
oratore and of the many aspects of ancient rhetoric, philosophy, and history relevant to it. Their translation reflects the many variations of Ciceros style, which are essential ingredients of the work. The volume includes extensive annotation, based on current scholarship and offering significant
original contributions as well. It is also enhanced by a full introduction covering all important aspects of both the work and its historical background; appendices on Ciceros works, figures of thought and speech, and alternate manuscript readings; a glossary of terms from rhetoric and Roman life
and politics; and a comprehensive index of names and places.
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Book Title: Cicero on the Ideal Orator
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Name: Cicero : on the Ideal Orator
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2001
Subject: Rhetoric, Ancient & Classical
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Author: James M. May, Jakob Wisse
Item Length: 6.1 in
Item Width: 9.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
