Institutio Oratoria, Vol. III

BOOK VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2

Chapter 1: Arrangement — Chapter 2: Conjecture — Chapter 3: Definition — Chapter 4: Quality — Chapter 5: Points of law — Chapter 6: The nature of the law and intention — Chapter 7: Contrary laws — Chapter 8: Syllogism — Chapter 9: Ambiguity — Chapter 10: The relation of various statuses or bases. Each case must be considered on its own merits. General rules cannot cover every case.

BOOK VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Preface — Chapter 1: Style — Chapter 2: The propriety of words — Chapter 3: Stylistic ornament: its merits and faults — Chapter 4: Amplification and diminution — Chapter 5: General reflections and their value in oratory — Chapter 6: Tropes.

BOOK IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Chapter 1: Figures of thought and of speech — Chapter 2: Figures of thought considered in detail — Chapter 3: Figures of speech considered in detail — Chapter 4: Artistic structure and rhythm: metrical feet and their appropriate employment.