A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Read by Leni
The scene of the Dialogus de Oratoribus, as this work is commonly known, is laid in the sixth year of Vespasian, 75 a.D. The commentators are much divided in their opinions about the real author; his work they all agree is a masterpiece in the kind; written with taste and judgement; entertaining, profound, and elegant. It is normally considered to have been written by Tacitus, even though some ascribe it to Quintilian. The main subject is the decadence of oratory, for which the cause is said to be the decline of the education, both in the family and in the school, of the future orator. In a certain way, it can be considered a miniature art of rhetoric. (Summary by Leni) (3 hr 1 min)
Chapters
01 - Section 01 | 24:38 | Read by Leni |
02 - Section 02 | 26:17 | Read by Leni |
03 - Section 03 | 29:57 | Read by Leni |
04 - Section 04 | 26:43 | Read by Leni |
05 - Section 05 | 12:57 | Read by Leni |
06 - Section 06 | 36:20 | Read by Leni |
07 - Section 07 | 24:18 | Read by Leni |
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