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Roman Rhetoric 200BC-300AD Borrowing, Practicing, Teaching Three Leading Characters Cicero “The Greatest Roman Orator (106- 43BC) Quintilian “The Greatest Roman Teacher” (35-100AD) Longinus “On the Subline” (213-273AD) Borrowing, Practicing, Teaching Three Leading Characters Cicero “The Greatest Roman Orator (106- 43BC) Quintilian “The Greatest Roman Teacher” (35-100AD) Longinus “On the Subline” (213-273AD)
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Cicero Many Sources De Inventione Thought Aristotle's notion of ethos developed in the speech only was inadequate. Many Sources De Inventione Thought Aristotle's notion of ethos developed in the speech only was inadequate.
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Cicero’s 5 Rhetorical Canon Inventio Dispositio Elocutio Pronuntiatio Memoria Inventio Dispositio Elocutio Pronuntiatio Memoria
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The Systems Stasis and Topics Stasis--a stopping point (power of naming) Fact -- is it? Definition--what is it? Value--good or bad? Action--do? Topics--common places (buildings, books, movies) Stasis and Topics Stasis--a stopping point (power of naming) Fact -- is it? Definition--what is it? Value--good or bad? Action--do? Topics--common places (buildings, books, movies)
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Cicero’s De Oratore Three purposes of speech To teach To delight To persuade Humor Three purposes of speech To teach To delight To persuade Humor
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Marcus Fabius Quintilian The Good Man Speaking Well Parts of a speech Exordium-introduction Narratio--facts Confirmatio--proof Confutatio-refutation Peroratio-conclusion The Good Man Speaking Well Parts of a speech Exordium-introduction Narratio--facts Confirmatio--proof Confutatio-refutation Peroratio-conclusion
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Longinus On the Sublime Style--more than mere adornment The power of aesthetics On the Sublime Style--more than mere adornment The power of aesthetics
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