Dialogue on Oratory
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Dialogue on Oratory is a work by the Roman historian Tacitus that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome through a philosophical conversation among contemporary speakers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ rhetorical treatise ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dialogus de oratoribus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | late 1st century CE ⓘ |
| author | Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
effects of the Principate on free speech
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role of the law courts in rhetoric ⓘ training of advocates ⓘ |
| examines |
educational practices in Rome
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relationship between philosophy and rhetoric ⓘ social status of orators ⓘ |
| focusesOn | causes of the decline of oratory ⓘ |
| genre |
dialogue
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philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ciceronian rhetorical tradition ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue with multiple interlocutors ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Roman rhetoric
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decline of oratory in Imperial Rome ⓘ education of orators ⓘ public speaking ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | conversation among contemporary speakers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Tacitus’s corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
comparison of past and present eloquence
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moral conditions for good oratory ⓘ relationship between politics and eloquence ⓘ |
| setting | Imperial Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | prose ⓘ |
| workOf | Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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