Title:
How to win an argument : an ancient guide to the art of persuasion / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; selected, edited, and translated by James M. May.
Author:
Cicero, Marcus Tullius, author.
May, James M., editor, translator.
Publication Information:
Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2016.
Call Number:
PA6307.A2 M39 2016
ISBN:
9780691164335
Physical Description:
xxi, 263 pages ; 18 cm.
Contents:
Cicero's life: a brief sketch -- How to win an argument -- The origins of eloquent and persuasive speech -- The parts of rhetoric or the activities of the orator -- The value of imitating good models of speaking -- The value of writing to prepare for effective speaking -- The requirements and education of the ideal speaker -- Latin texts.
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