actors, use in rhetorical instruction, xxi, xxx, 81, 82
Aeschines, 130
Afer, Domitius, xiii
affectation, fault of style, 56, 96
modern, 110
Alexander the Great, xxxv, 13, 15–16
America, Quintilian’s influence in, xxxix
amplification, xxi, xxii, xxiv, xxx, xxxi, lx, 108
analogy, xxvi, xxxv, 49, 50–51, 53, 63
as support for reason, 49
aphorism, xxii, xxx, lx, lxiii, 69
applause, appropriateness in school, 93
Aristotle, xxix, xxxvii, xxxviii, 15–16, 31, 53
arrangement, xvi, xxxi, xliv, lix, 8, 85, 141
arts, usefulness for oratory, 71
astronomy, useful to oratory, xxx
Augustine, Saint (Aurelius Augustinus), xii, xxxv
beginning students, 112
what they should read, 110
Blair, Hugh, xxxviii
Bruni, Leonardo, xxxvi
Caesar, Julius, 63
Campbell, George, xxxviii
causes, legal cases, xvi, 91, 102, 103, 104, 105, 122, 130
Cicero, xi, xxix, xxxvii, 30, 37, 46, 47, 53, 106, 110, 130, 135, 149, 156, 157
De oratore, 44
as an outspoken citizen, xvii
citizenship, as pedagogical goal, xviii, xxix, xl
cognitive science, xlvii
comedies, xxiv, 65, 74, 98, 127, 136
commonplaces, xxiii, xxiv, lx, 102, 104
compound words, 59
conciseness, 151
controversia (court case), xxiv, xxxi, lx
corporal punishment, Quintilian’s opposition to, 27
correction, 147
cultural neuroscience, xlviii
cultural tasks, xlviii
declamation. See teaching methods, declamation
delivery, xvi, xxxi, xxxii, xlv, lix, 8, 76, 81, 83, 85, 87, 128, 129
Demosthenes, 109, 130, 136, 144, 145
dictation, faults of, 143
diction, xxx
discretion, as a quality of an orator, xxviii
Disraeli, Benjamin, xxxviii
Domitian, Emperor, xiv, xvi, xvii–xviii
dry master, to be avoided, 99
ecphrasis (vivid description), xxiii, lx
education, early childhood, xx, xxi, xxv, xxxii, xxxiii, 5, 15
importance of, 14
literacy, 16
Elbow, Peter, xlii, xliii, xliv, xlv
eloquence
important for grammarian, 29
as rhetorical ideal, xxxiv, xxxvii, xlvi, 8, 9, 19, 23, 24, 72, 88, 90, 96, 97, 118, 119
emulation, in schools, 23
encomium and invective, xxiv
England, Quintilian’s influence in, xxxviii, xxxix
epideictic rhetoric, 102
etymology, xxvi, 33, 53, 54, 55, 60
as support for reason, 49
excellences of language, 35
extemporaneous speaking, importance of, 104, 154
exuberance, 117
acceptable in youths, 99
facilitas (readiness to use language), xxxi, xxxiii
faults of language, 35
barbarisms, xxvi, 35, 36, 37–38, 42
solecisms, xxvi, 35, 38, 42, 43, 44, 45, 52, 67
faulty speeches, utility of reading to students, 108
fictitious cases. See teaching methods, declamation
Freedberg, David, xlvii
freewriting, contemporary writing pedagogy, xliii, xliv–xlv
Gallese, Vittorio, xlvii
Gallic words, 46
games, as pedagogical tool, xlvii, xlviii, xlix
geometry, importance for rhetorical education, xxi, xxx, xli, 77, 78, 79, 80, 86, 88
gestures, delivery, 8, 75, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 143, 156
faults, 42
grammar, xxvi, xxvii, 35, 45, 53, 54, 63, 70, 74, 89
cases
dative, 60
genitive, 45, 46–47, 51, 52–53, 60
nominative, 30, 46, 51, 52, 53, 58
conjugation, 32
gender, 33, 38, 41, 43, 44, 49, 50
Quintilian’s defense of, xxvi, 62
grammarian (grammaticus), and grammar school, xx–xxi, xxiv, xxv, 28, 29, 30, 36, 37, 58, 68–69, 86, 87, 89, 90, 98
art of speaking correctly, 28
interpretation of the poets, 28
lecturing on poets, 66
Greek language, 46
in rhetorical education, xxv, xxix, xxx, xlix, 13, 14, 29, 46, 48, 49, 60, 86, 149, 153
gymnastics, useful to oratory, xix, xxi, 83
habit (hexis), xxii, xxxiii, xlviii, 12, 17, 81, 125, 152, 155
Harvard, xxxix
Homer, xx, xxv, 47, 65, 97, 130
imaginary causes in declamation, 91, 121
imitation
in children, 12
models for study, xxvi
infants, Quintilian’s advice on the education of, 5, 15, 20
Institutio oratoria, xv
advice for reading, xviii
influence, xxxiv
printing history, xxxvii
invention, xvi, xxxi, xliv, lix, 8, 85, 142
justice, part of philosophy relevant to rhetoric, 105
Kitayama, Shinobu, xlviii
laesa maiestas (Roman political crime), xvii
language, basis of, 49
in rhetorical education, xxv, 13, 14, 45, 46, 48, 53, 86
laws
preliminary exercise, xxiii, lx, 104, 105, 130
Quintilian’s opposition to definite precepts of rhetoric, xxviii
listening
as part of learning sequence, vii, xviii, xxxii, xxxiii, 125, 127, 129
praelectio (reading aloud), xxv, xxx, xxxi, lx
Livy, 43, 44, 46, 61, 102, 110
Macaulay, Thomas, xxxviii
McGonigal, Jane, xlix
meditation, xix, xxxiii, xxxiv, 112, 152, 157
at all times and in all places, 156
of student compositions, 114
memory, xvi, xviii, xxxi, xxxii, xliv, lix, 8, 15, 18, 67, 129, 152, 158
sign of promise in youth, 25
Mill, John Stuart, xxxviii
mirror neuron system, xlvii
models, for imitation, xxvi, xxxi, lx, 109, 112, 132, 134
morals, xvi, xix, 12, 20, 69, 92, 97
of the ideal orator, 9
in Quintilian’s day, xvii
movements, bodily, 83
multitasking, 85
music
importance for grammar, 28, 74
useful to oratory, xviii, xxi, xxx, xxxv, 28, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 88
nature, talent, 118
Newman, John Henry, xxxix
nocturnal application, proper amount, 144
nurses, Quintilian’s advice regarding, xxv, xxxiii, 11, 12, 13, 14
onomatopoeia, 48
orator
complete or ideal, xvi, xix, xxvii, xxx, xxxi, xl, xli, 6, 7, 8, 71, 72, 80, 133, 137
importance of morality, 19
paedagogi (schoolmaster), 12
paraphrasing, 150
as rhetorical exercise, xxii, xxv, xxx, lx, 69
parents
negative influence, 20
role in rhetorical education, 11, 12, 20, 23
Park, Jiyoung, xlviii
parts of rhetoric
arrangement, xvi, xxxi, xliv, lix, 8, 85, 141
delivery, xvi, xxxi, xxxii, xlv, lix, 8, 76, 81, 83, 85, 87, 128, 129
invention, xvi, xxxi, xliv, lix, 8, 85, 142
memory, xvi, xviii, xxxi, xxxii, xliv, lix, 8, 15, 18, 67, 129, 152, 158
sign of promise in youth, 25
style, xvi, xxx, xxxi, xliv, lix, 108, 110, 114, 136, 137, 143, 149, 150, 151, 155
parts of speech, 31, 32, 44, 47, 51
nouns, 31, 32, 33, 40, 43, 44, 46, 49, 51, 53, 60
prepositions, 30, 32, 45, 47, 48, 58
pronouns, 32
verbs, 31, 32, 33, 34, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 53, 61
pedagogical trends, contemporary, xlii
Pericles, 80
philosophy, its relation to rhetoric, 6, 7, 71, 73
place, proper for study, 143
Plato, xxix, lii, 46, 73, 74, 83, 87, 149
play, in rhetorical education, 26
Pliny the Younger, xiv
Pope, Alexander, xxxviii
precept, xxviii, xxx, xxxi, xxxii, xxxiii, xlviii, lix, lxiv, 9, 92, 125, 137
of no avail without talent, 9
premeditation, as opposed to extemporaneous oratory, 153
prewriting, contemporary writing pedagogy, xliii
progymnasmata (early exercises)
aphorisms (sententiae), xxi, xxx
chreia (anecdote), xix, xxii, lx, 69, 70, 103
commonplace, xxiii, lx, 90, 104
ethologia (impersonation), xxi, lx, 69
fable, xxi, xxii, xxx, lx, 69, 98
impersonation, xxiii
proverb, xxii
refutation and confirmation, xxiii, xxiv, xxxi, lx
tales, xxii
thesis, xxiii
questions, to elicit student participation, 109
Quintilian
in charge of first public school in Rome, xiv
concern for student learning, xviii
early life, xiii
personal tragedy, xv
sensitivity to individual differences in students, xxvii
students, social background of, xl
writing the Institutio oratoria, xv
reading, as part of rhetorical education (lectio), xxv, xxx, xxxi, xxxii–xxxiii, lix, 17, 64, 65, 83, 85, 125, 127, 128, 129, 131
history, 107
lifelong pursuit, 66
moral texts, 65
poets, 131
speeches, 107
reading-writing-speaking relationship, xxv, xxxi, xxxii, 10, 125, 156
relaxation, importance of, in rhetorical training, 26, 131
Renaissance, Quintilian’s influence in, xii, xxi, xxxviii
rhetor (teacher of rhetoric), xiv, xx, xxiii, xxiv, xxx, 89, 90, 91, 98, 109
first duties, 98
morals, 92
qualities, 92
figures of thought (tropes), 8, 36, 67
rhetoricians. See rhetor (teacher of rhetoric)
rhetoric school, vii, xii, xxi, xxxv
age at which pupils should be sent, 89
proper domain, xxii
Roman educational system, ix, xi, xxxv
legacy, xii
rules, xxviii, lix, 13, 17, 28, 35, 36, 39, 49, 51, 52, 58, 94, 128, 132
Saint Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus), xii, xxxv
school
changes of subjects, 85
competition in, 23
friendships formed in, 22
separation of different-aged students, 94
superior to a tutor at home, 19, 21
sentences (sententiae), xxii, xxx, lx, lxiii, 69
short notes, for remembering a speech, 157
speeches
listening to, 128
suasoria (imaginary problem), xxiv, xxxi, lx, 89, 90, 103, 104, 120
Stoics, 32
students, different dispositions, 26, 116
style, xvi, xxx, xxxi, xliv, lix, 108, 110, 114, 136, 137, 143, 149, 150, 151, 155
summaries, faults of, 158
syllogisms, usefulness in oratory, 78
synonyms, acquired through reading, 128
Tacitus, xxxv
teacher, qualities of, 22, 100
teachers, importance of superior, 95
teaching, vii, xi, xii, xxviii, xxix, xl, lii, lvi, lix, lx
declamation, xxi, xxiii, xxiv, xxviii, xxx, xxxi, lii, lvi, lvii, lx, 102, 103, 106, 121, 122
less force than actual pleadings, 134
most useful exercise, 120
unrealistic causes, 121
imitation, xxiv–xxv, xxxiii, xlii, xliii, xlvi–xlviii, 23, 81, 93, 111, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137
imitation of schoolfellows, 23, 97
progymnasmata, xxi, xxii, xxx, xlviii, lx
sequencing, xxx
textual criticism, as educational tool, xxv
theater, 77
Theodectes, 31
thought, 36
Tom Brown’s School Days, xxxviii
tragedies, 65
use in rhetorical training, 65
translation, 149
rhetorical exercise, xxv, xxxviii
transliteration, as rhetorical exercise, xxxiii, lx
twenty-first century, Quintilian’s influence in, xxxix
Virgil, xxv, 27, 41, 60, 61, 65, 128, 140
voice, xlii, xlvi, 8, 9, 15, 17, 64, 74, 75–76, 81, 82, 83, 85, 93, 122
in expressivist-writing pedagogy, xlii
voice of the teacher, 93
WAC (Writing across the Curriculum), xli, xlii
waxen tablets, benefits of, 145
Whately, Richard, xxxviii
Elements of Rhetoric, xxxviii
whetstone, Petrarch’s analogy for Quintilian, xxxvi
word formation and pronunciation, xvi, xxvi, 8, 13, 18, 20, 81, 82, 83
words
derived from antiquity, 56
preparation of, 126
writer’s block, xlv
writing
art of, 58
faults of, too quickly, 142
importance of, 17
license allowed at times of inspiration, 140
the roots of eloquence, 139
Writing across the Curriculum (WAC), xli, xlii
writing pedagogy, contemporary, xlii, xlvi
writing-speaking relationship, xxxiv