De oratore, Book I

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ancient Roman literature philosophical dialogue rhetorical treatise

De oratore, Book I is the first book of Cicero’s dialogue on rhetoric, presenting foundational discussions on the ideal orator and the nature of eloquence in Roman public life.

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Surface form	Occurrences
De oratore, Book II	1
De oratore, Book III	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman literature ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ rhetorical treatise ⓘ
aimsTo	define the ideal Roman orator ⓘ
author	Marcus Tullius Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ
concerns	Roman forensic oratory ⓘ deliberative oratory in the senate ⓘ oratory in popular assemblies ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
discusses	education of the orator ⓘ moral character of the orator ⓘ orator’s knowledge of law and philosophy ⓘ relationship between wisdom and eloquence ⓘ requirements for the perfect orator ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Gaius Aurelius Cotta NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Licinius Crassus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Antonius (orator) NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Sulpicius Rufus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Lutatius Catulus NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn	definition of eloquence ⓘ foundational principles of rhetoric ⓘ social and political function of the orator ⓘ
genre	dialogue ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ
hasInfluenced	Renaissance rhetorical theory ⓘ humanist education in rhetoric ⓘ
historicalContext	late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Aristotle’s rhetorical theory ⓘ Hellenistic rhetorical schools ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryForm	Ciceronian dialogue ⓘ
mainTheme	ideal orator ⓘ nature of eloquence ⓘ role of rhetoric in public life ⓘ
narrativeForm	dialogue ⓘ
originalTitle	De oratore, liber I NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	De oratore NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfCurriculum	classical studies ⓘ
period	1st century BC Roman literature ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Roman adaptation of Greek rhetorical theory ⓘ
relatedWork	Brutus (Cicero) NERFINISHED ⓘ Orator (Cicero) NERFINISHED ⓘ Partitiones oratoriae NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Tusculan villa of Lucius Licinius Crassus NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeOfFictionalConversation	91 BC ⓘ
workInSeries	De oratore, Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ De oratore, Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ

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De oratore → hasPart → De oratore, Book I ⓘ

this entity surface form: De oratore, Book II

De oratore → hasPart → De oratore, Book I ⓘ

this entity surface form: De oratore, Book III