De oratore, Book I

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De oratore, Book I is the first book of Cicero’s dialogue on rhetoric, presenting foundational discussions on the ideal orator and the nature of eloquence in Roman public life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman literature ⓘ
philosophical dialogue ⓘ
rhetorical treatise ⓘ
aimsTo define the ideal Roman orator ⓘ
author Marcus Tullius Cicero ⓘ
linked to: Cicero
concerns Roman forensic oratory ⓘ
deliberative oratory in the senate ⓘ
oratory in popular assemblies ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Roman Republic ⓘ
discusses education of the orator ⓘ
moral character of the orator ⓘ
orator’s knowledge of law and philosophy ⓘ
relationship between wisdom and eloquence ⓘ
requirements for the perfect orator ⓘ
featuresCharacter Gaius Aurelius Cotta ⓘ
Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo ⓘ
Lucius Licinius Crassus ⓘ
Marcus Antonius (orator) ⓘ
Publius Sulpicius Rufus ⓘ
Quintus Lutatius Catulus ⓘ
focusesOn definition of eloquence ⓘ
foundational principles of rhetoric ⓘ
social and political function of the orator ⓘ
genre dialogue ⓘ
rhetoric ⓘ
hasInfluenced Renaissance rhetorical theory ⓘ
humanist education in rhetoric ⓘ
historicalContext late Roman Republic ⓘ
linked to: Late Roman Republic
influencedBy Aristotle’s rhetorical theory ⓘ
Hellenistic rhetorical schools ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm Ciceronian dialogue ⓘ
mainTheme ideal orator ⓘ
nature of eloquence ⓘ
role of rhetoric in public life ⓘ
narrativeForm dialogue ⓘ
originalTitle De oratore, liber I ⓘ
linked to: De oratore, Book I
partOf De oratore ⓘ
partOfCurriculum classical studies ⓘ
period 1st century BC Roman literature ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Roman adaptation of Greek rhetorical theory ⓘ
relatedWork Brutus (Cicero) ⓘ
Orator (Cicero) ⓘ
linked to: Cicero

Partitiones oratoriae ⓘ
setting Tusculan villa of Lucius Licinius Crassus ⓘ
linked to: Cicero's villa
timeOfFictionalConversation 91 BC ⓘ
workInSeries De oratore, Book II ⓘ
linked to: De oratore, Book I

De oratore, Book III ⓘ
linked to: De oratore, Book I

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