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Roman Rhetoric 200BC-300AD Borrowing, Practicing, Teaching Three Leading Characters Cicero “The Greatest Roman Orator (106- 43BC) Quintilian “The Greatest.

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1 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)

2 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.

3 Cicero’s 5 Rhetorical Canon Inventio Dispositio Elocutio Pronuntiatio Memoria Inventio Dispositio Elocutio Pronuntiatio Memoria

4 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)

5 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

6 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

7 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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