An edition, with a full commentary, of Book 2 of Quintilian's Education of the Orator. Quintilian gives important insights into the way rhetoric was taught in first-century Rome. For him, the ideal orator unites technical accomplishment and virtue -...
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An edition, with a full commentary, of Book 2 of Quintilian's Education of the Orator. Quintilian gives important insights into the way rhetoric was taught in first-century Rome. For him, the ideal orator unites technical accomplishment and virtue - he is `a good man, skilled in speaking'. - ;An edition, with a new Latin text and full commentary, of Book 2 of Quintilian's Education of the Orator. Education and the conceptualization of technical disciplines are now focal points of research into Graeco-Roman antiquity, and Quintilian's work is central to both areas. Following the treatment of el
""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""The Author and the Book""; ""Teaching Rhetoric""; ""Quintilian and Theon""; ""Defining Rhetoric""; ""Historical Context""; ""The Main Argument""; ""Sources""; ""Strategies""; ""Note on the Text""; ""Text""; ""COMMENTARY""; ""Appendix: Parallel Passages in Sextus, Philodemus, and the Prolegomena""; ""Index of Latin Words and Phrases""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""Index of Greek Words and Phrases""; ""General Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""
