The Major Declamations, Volume I |
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| Author:
| Quintilian, |
| Editor:
| Stramaglia, Antonio |
| Translator:
| Winterbottom, Michael |
| Notes by:
| Winterbottom, Michael
Santorelli, Biagio |
| Series title: | Loeb Classical Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-99740-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2021 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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The Major Declamations, attributed to Quintilian in antiquity, exemplify the final stage of Greco-Roman rhetorical training, in which students delivered speeches for the prosecution and defense at imaginary trials. A wide variety of fascinating ethical, social, and legal details animate the fictional world conjured up by these oratorical exercises.
The Major Declamations, attributed to Quintilian in antiquity, exemplify the final stage of Greco-Roman rhetorical training, in which students delivered speeches for the prosecution and defense at imaginary trials. A wide variety of fascinating ethical, social, and legal details animate the fictional world conjured up by these oratorical exercises.