The elder Seneca declamations
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Winterbottom, Michael, 1934- translator.
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| V.1 | Cleveland Public Library - Main Library - Literature Department | PA6659.A27 W55X V.1 | MEZZ | On Shelf |
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Book
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2 volumes ; 17 cm.
Language
English
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Latin and English on opposite pages.
General Note
Translation of Oratorum et rhetorum sententiae, divisiones, colores.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, page xxv) and index.
Description
Roman secondary education aimed principally at training future lawyers and politicians. Under the late Republic and the Empire, the main instrument was an import from Greece -- declamation, the making of practice-speeches on imaginary subjects. There were two types of such speeches: controversiae on law-court themes, suasoriae on delibertaive topics. On both types a prime source of our knowledge is the work of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Spaniard from Cordoba, father of the distinguished philosopher and stylist. Towards the end of his long life (?55 B.C. -? A.D. 40) he collected together under the title (it would seem) Oratorum et rhetorum sententiae, divisiones, colores, ten books devoted to controversiae (some only preserved in excerpt) and at least one (surviving) to suasoriae. These books contained his memories of the famous rhetorical teachers and practitioners of his day: their lines of argument, their methods of approach, their idiosyncracies, and above all their epigrams. The extracts from the disclaimers, though scrappy, throw invaluable light on the influences that coloured the styles of most pagan (and many Christian) writers of the Empire. Unity is provided by Seneca's own contribution, the lively prefaces, engaging anecdote about speakers, writers and politicians, the brisk criticism of declamatory excess.
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Also issued online.
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Translation of Oratorum et rhetorum sententiae, divisiones, colores.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Seneca, L. A., & Winterbottom, M. (1974). The elder Seneca declamations . Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 55 B.C.-approximately 39 A.D. and Michael Winterbottom. 1974. The Elder Seneca Declamations. Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 55 B.C.-approximately 39 A.D. and Michael Winterbottom. The Elder Seneca Declamations Harvard University Press, 1974.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, and Michael Winterbottom. The Elder Seneca Declamations Harvard University Press, 1974.
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