Cicero

De Oratore Book III

By: Marcus Tullius Cicero, David Mankin (Editor)

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Paperback | 10 March 2011

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Cicero''s De Oratore is one of the masterpieces of Latin prose. A literary dialogue in the Greek tradition, it was written in 55 BCE in the midst of political turmoil at Rome, but reports a discussion ''concerning the (ideal) orator'' that supposedly took place in 90 BCE, just before an earlier crisis. Cicero features eminent orators and statesmen of the past as participants in this discussion, presenting competing views on many topics. This edition of Book III is the first since 1893 to provide a Latin text and full introduction and commentary in English. It is intended to help advanced students and others interested in Roman literature to comprehend the grammar and appreciate the stylistic nuances of Cicero''s Latin, to trace the historical, literary, and theoretical background of the topics addressed, and to interpret Book III in relation to the rest of De Oratore and to Cicero''s other works.

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"...it should be stated emphatically that this is a most welcome addition to the green-and-yellow series. I expect to return to it again and again for help in interpreting this difficult text." ---BMCR

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Preface	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Cicero and De oratore	p. 1
Circumstances of composition	p. 1
The 'ideal orator'	p. 4
Crassus' speech (3.19-227)	p. 9
Literary and historical background	p. 19
The dialogue form	p. 19
The historical background	p. 23
Setting and dialogi personae	p. 28
Theoretical background	p. 35
The 'schism' between oratory and philosophy	p. 35
Technical and philosophical rhetoric	p. 39
Style and rhythm	p. 41
Word choice and periodic structure	p. 41
Prose rhythm	p. 43
The text	p. 49
M. Tvlli Ciceronis De Oratore Liber III	p. 53
Commentary	p. 101
Supplementary texts	p. 326
oratio	p. 330
loci, loci communes	p. 331
Outline of De oratore 3	p. 333
References	p. 334
Indexes	p. 340
Latin words	p. 340
General	p. 341
Rhetorical terms	p. 345
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