Cicero's Brutus Or History of Famous Orators; Also His Orator, Or Accomplished Speaker.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was the greatest speaker among the many famous statesmen of ancient Rome, a lawyer, scholar, and a prolific writer of verse, letters, and works on philosophy, politics, and rhetoric that greatly influenced European thought. This treatise offers an account of Roman oratory of great historical importance, and contains sketches of nearly 200 speakers. Here the problems of an ideal orator and philosopher are developed, along with theoretical questions of best style. In “Brutus”, as well as in two other Cicero’s books on oratory “On the Orator” and
“About the Orator,” rich experience of ancient rhetoric and personal experience of Roman orator reflected. Therefore, such piece of literature can lay claim to the attention of historians, philologists and linguists. Cicero’s treatises appear not only literary monument of the theory of language and literature, but also monument of humanism in whole, which influenced the entire history of European culture.
“About the Orator,” rich experience of ancient rhetoric and personal experience of Roman orator reflected. Therefore, such piece of literature can lay claim to the attention of historians, philologists and linguists. Cicero’s treatises appear not only literary monument of the theory of language and literature, but also monument of humanism in whole, which influenced the entire history of European culture.
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