Cicero: De Oratore Book III
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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…
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Key features
- First new Latin text of De Oratore since 1969
- First English-language commentary designed specifically for students
- Most detailed assessment to date of the prose rhythm of De Oratore
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511778292
- Series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
- Subjects Ancient History,Classical Literature,Classical Studies
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 08 April 2011
- ISBN: 9780521593601
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.59kg
- Page extent: 358 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 25 April 2011
- ISBN: 9780521596572
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.5kg
- Page extent: 358 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9780511778292
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