Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker.

A translated edition of two rhetorical dialogues by Cicero, written around 46 BC. In dialogue form, the Brutus surveys famous Greek and Roman orators, while the Orator sets out Cicero's ideal of the accomplished speaker.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Other Non-Fiction›Essays and criticism›Literary theory and the craft of writing›Rhetoric, oratory, and prose style

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Bibliophiles›Other Non-Fiction›Essays and criticism›Literary theory and the craft of writing›Rhetoric, oratory, and prose style