A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence
Excerpt: ...in the middle of his speech, and said to the judges, Though this man has a torrent of words, does it follow that I must be condemned? Calvus diu cum Cicerone iniquissimam litem de principatu eloquentiæ habuit; et usque eò violentus accusator et concitatus fuit, ut in media actione ejus surgeret Vatinius reus, et exclamaret, Rogo vos, judices, si iste disertus est, ideo me damnari oportet? Seneca, Controv. lib. iii. cap. 19. Cicero could not dread him as a rival, and it may therefore be presumed, that he has drawn his character with an impartial hand. Calvus was an orator more improved by literature than Curio. He spoke with accura…
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- ISBN: 978-1-153-58238-4
- EAN: 9781153582384
- Produktnummer: 14786319
- Verlag: Books LLC, Reference Series
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 72 S.
- Masse: H24.6 cm x B18.9 cm x D0.4 cm 160 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 160
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