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The Major Declamations, attributed to Quintilian in antiquity, exemplify the final stage of Greco-Roman rhetorical training, in which students delivered speeches for the prosecution and defense at imaginary trials. A wide variety of fascinating ethical, social, and legal details animate the fictional world conjured up by these oratorical exercises.

The Major Declamations Volume I

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    A Hardback by Quintilian, Antonio Stramaglia, Michael Winterbottom

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: 01/12/2021
      ISBN13: 9780674997400, 978-0674997400
      ISBN10: 0674997409
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      Book Synopsis
      The Major Declamations, attributed to Quintilian in antiquity, exemplify the final stage of Greco-Roman rhetorical training, in which students delivered speeches for the prosecution and defense at imaginary trials. A wide variety of fascinating ethical, social, and legal details animate the fictional world conjured up by these oratorical exercises.

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