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Institutio Oratoria (On the Education of an Orator), volume 1

Gelesen von Leni

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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was of Spanish origin, being born about 35 A.D. at Calagurris. At Rome he met with great success as a teacher and was the first rhetorician to set up a genuine public school and to receive a salary from the State. He left behind him a treatise "On the causes of the decadence of Roman oratory" (De causis corruptae eloquentiae), some speeches and his magnum opus, the only one to survive to our days. His Institutio Oratoria, despite the fact that much of it is highly technical, has still much that is of interest to‑day, even for those who care little for the history of rhetoric. (Summary adapted from the translator's preface) This first volume covers books 1 to 3. (9 hr 33 min)

Chapters

00 - Translator's Introduction

5:01

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01 - Book 1, Letter and Preface

17:49

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02 - Book 1, Chapter 1

21:46

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03 - Book 1, Chapter 2

17:34

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04 - Book 1, Chapter 3

8:29

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05 - Book 1, Chapter 4

18:40

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06 - Book 1, Chapter 5

39:28

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07 - Book 1, Chapter 6

26:30

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08 - Book 1, Chapters 7 to 9

25:39

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09 - Book 1, Chapter 10

23:58

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10 - Book 1, Chapters 11 and 12

17:21

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11 - Book 2, Chapters 1 to 3

19:52

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12 - Book 2, Chapter 4

24:24

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13 - Book 2, Chapters 5 to 7

18:28

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14 - Book 2, Chapters 8 to 11

19:42

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15 - Book 2, Chapters 12 and 13

15:10

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16 - Book 2, Chapters 14 and 15

21:29

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17 - Book 2, Chapter 16

8:31

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18 - Book 2, Chapter 17

22:19

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19 - Book 2, Chapters 18 to 21

22:54

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20 - Book 3, Chapters 1 to 3

22:00

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21 - Book 3, Chapters 4 and 5

18:57

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22 - Book 3, Chapter 6, part 1

32:17

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23 - Book 3, Chapter 6, part 2

30:55

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24 - Book 3, Chapter 7

15:17

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25 - Book 3, Chapter 8

36:02

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26 - Book 3, Chapters 9 to 11

23:07

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Excellent, thank you Leni

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Can’t recommend it enough.