The Institutio oratoria of Quintilian is a crucial witness to understanding the problem of rhetoric as a profession in ancient Greece and Rome. First, we can study rhetoric as technical knowledge from a theoretical point of view. Quintilian himself is aware of the importance of this aspect and precisely defines the status of rhetoric as a profession and its relationship with other professions at the end of the second book of the Institutio oratoria. Second, we can analyse the various aspects of Quintilian as a professional of rhetoric through extensive reading of his work. More specifically, we can investigate the relationship with his clients, the various aspects and functions of his being a rhetorician, his cultural and professional projects and the relationship between the public and the private dimension.
Rhetoric as a Skilled Labour and the Definition of Professionalism in Quintilian's Institutio oratoria / A. Raschieri. - In: SILENO. - ISSN 1128-2118. - 45:2(2019), pp. 205-229.
Rhetoric as a Skilled Labour and the Definition of Professionalism in Quintilian's Institutio oratoria
A. Raschieri
2019
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The Institutio oratoria of Quintilian is a crucial witness to understanding the problem of rhetoric as a profession in ancient Greece and Rome. First, we can study rhetoric as technical knowledge from a theoretical point of view. Quintilian himself is aware of the importance of this aspect and precisely defines the status of rhetoric as a profession and its relationship with other professions at the end of the second book of the Institutio oratoria. Second, we can analyse the various aspects of Quintilian as a professional of rhetoric through extensive reading of his work. More specifically, we can investigate the relationship with his clients, the various aspects and functions of his being a rhetorician, his cultural and professional projects and the relationship between the public and the private dimension.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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