Project Gutenberg 2007-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 320 Quintilianus, Marcus Fabius 35 96 Peterson, William 1856 1921 Peterson, William, Sir Peterson, W. (William) M. Fabi Quintiliani institutionis oratoriae liber decimus Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Louise Hope, Robert Connal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "M. Fabi Quintiliani Institutionis Oratoriae Liber Decimus" by Quintilianus is a treatise on rhetoric and education written in the late 1st century AD. This work is part of Quintilian's broader treatise, "Institutio Oratoria," which serves both as a manual for oratory training and a critique of educational practices in his time. It emphasizes the importance of moral character alongside rhetorical skills, positing that a good orator must be a good man as well. The opening portion of the text serves as a preface and introduction, outlining the structure and significance of the Tenth Book of Quintilian's work. The author discusses the meticulous scholarship involved in revising the text and highlighting recent contributions from various scholars. The introduction traces Quintilian's life and career, reflecting on his own experiences as a teacher and orator while underscoring the prevailing importance of oratory in Roman society. It sets the stage for a deep exploration of rhetorical principles and ethical considerations, asserting that effective oratory is rooted in a solid moral foundation and thorough education. (This is an automatically generated summary.) la Oratory Rhetoric, Ancient PA Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 1620775 1620719 2024-10-09T12:15:58.088979 2023-09-10T04:20:11.723627 text/html text/html 1591303 2021-10-23T15:16:33 text/html 780605 2024-10-09T12:16:32.063336 application/epub+zip 814947 2024-10-09T12:16:06.623086 application/epub+zip 706089 2024-10-09T12:16:02.598030 application/epub+zip 1966705 2024-10-09T12:16:48.034180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1742510 2024-10-09T12:16:28.705307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 978149 2022-09-10T09:28:20.274481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1223289 1224674 2024-10-09T12:15:51.806005 2023-09-10T04:20:05.354519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1224868 2021-10-23T15:17:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20197 2024-10-09T12:16:48.218183 application/rdf+xml 24658 2024-10-09T12:16:03.452026 image/jpeg 4644 2024-10-09T12:16:03.029948 image/jpeg 505154 2021-10-23T15:18:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 653993 2021-10-23T15:18:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 755156 2024-10-09T12:15:58.220966 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia