RHETORIC
Cicero
S.
Sreekumar
[In unit I of M.Phil syllabus of Bharathiar
University, there is a lesson on Rhetoric. This lesson and the one on
Quintillion are related to that. Refer to the posting on modern rhetoric to
find out more on rhetoric]
In
Greece and Rome, oratorical ability was expected of all those who wanted to
hold positions of authority in public life. Moreover clear exposition and
persuasive reasoning were necessary for litigation. Cicero
and Quintilian are the great orators whose works are discussed here.
