THE ATHENAEUMM. Fabi Quintiliani institutionis oratoriae liber decimusQuintilian
Oratory
M. Fabi Quintiliani institutionis oratoriae liber decimus
Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain textThe tenth book of Quintilian’s training of the orator, and the one people actually read: a reading list of Greek and Latin literature, with a verdict on each author. It is where the idea of a literary canon begins. Quintilian taught rhetoric in Rome and was paid by the state to do it, the first professor to be so.
The librarian
- Reading time
- About 11 hr 25 min
- Where to find it
- The Latin Reading Room
- Edition
- Project Gutenberg, eBook #21827. In the public domain in the United States.