Advances in the History of Rhetoric May 2016

“A Kind of Eloquence of the Body”: Quintilian’s Advice on Delivery for the Twenty-First-Century<i>Rhetor</i>

Glen McClish

Abstract

ABSTRACTThis essay makes the case that the account of delivery featured in the Institutio Oratoria remains germane to contemporary speech pedagogy. Quintilian emphasizes that (1) powerful delivery is central to eloquent public speaking; (2) delivery functions in concert with the other canons of rhetoric; and (3) delivery is governed by general rhetorical concepts such as decorum and ethos. Furthermore, scrutiny of Quintilian’s perspectives on gender and power can lead to fruitful rethinking of current pedagogy’s traditionalist tendencies.

Journal
Advances in the History of Rhetoric
Published
2016-05-03
DOI
10.1080/15362426.2016.1182405
CompPile
Search in CompPile ↗
Topics
rhetorical theory argument

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (0)

No articles in this index cite this work.

Cites in this index (0)

No references match articles in this index.

Also cites 13 works outside this index ↓
  1. Aldrete (1999)
    Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome
     ↗
  2. Butler (1988)
    Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory
    Theatre Journal  ↗
  3. Connolly (2009)
    The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rhetoric
     ↗
  4. Fredrick (2002)
    The Roman Gaze: Vision, Power, and the Body
     ↗
  5. Gleason (1994)
    Making Men: Sophists and Self-Presentation in Ancient Rome
     ↗
  6. Gunderson (2000)
    Staging Masculinity: The Rhetoric of Performance in the Roman World
     ↗
  7. Gunderson (2009)
    The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rhetoric
     ↗
  8. Leff (1992)
    Things Made by Words: Reflections on Textual Criticism
    Quarterly Journal of Speech  ↗
  9. Morgan (1998)
    Pedagogy and Power: Rhetorics of Classical Learning
     ↗
  10. Parker (1998)
    Roman Sexualities
     ↗
  11. Sloane (2013)
    From Elocution to New Criticism: An Episode in the History of Rhetoric
    Rhetorica  ↗
  12. Steel (2009)
    The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rhetoric
     ↗
  13. Walters (1998)
    Roman Sexualities
     ↗
CrossRef global citation count: 1 View in citation network →

Related Articles

  1. Philosophy & Rhetoric Oct 2025
    McKeon on Rhetoric and Technology: The Challenge of 0 (Zero) ↗
    Reingard Nethersole
    rhetorical theory argument
  2. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly Apr 2025
    Gendered Persuasive Language in Business Negotiations: A Case Study of Shark Tank US ↗
    Nguyen Thi Hoang Bau; Thai Le Thuy Trang
    rhetorical theory composition theory qualitative research multimodality multilingual writers argument
  3. Rhetoric Society Quarterly Mar 2025
    Epideictic Listening: From a Reflective Case Study to a Theory of Community Ethos ↗
    Sarah Hart Micke; Angela Sowa; Lisl Davies; Emily Graboski; Maya Piñón
    rhetorical theory qualitative research multilingual writers argument
  4. Philosophy & Rhetoric Dec 2024
    Argument’s Autonomy Problem ↗
    John Casey
    rhetorical theory argument
  5. Rhetoric of Health and Medicine Feb 2024
    Constructing Chronicity and Clouding Kairos ↗
    Ellen Defossez
    rhetorical theory argument