Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address Ser.: Quintilian on the Teaching of Speaking and Writing : Translations from Books One, Two and Ten of the Institutio Oratoria by James J. Murphy (1987, Trade Paperback)

"Quintilian on the Teaching of Speaking and Writing" is an adequate title for this brief abridgement.

These are excerpts from the greatest Latin teacher of rhetoric, and there is lots of good advice. Unfortunately, the parts where Quintilian delves into the classification of figures of speech (e.g., hyperbole, synecdoche, litotes, metaphor, etc.), and examples of their use, are omitted, which many consider to be the most valuable part of his work. So, I will likely be looking for a used copy of the Loeb full edition.Read full review

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