Ciceronian rhetorical corpus
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The Ciceronian rhetorical corpus is the body of rhetorical works by the Roman statesman and orator Cicero, which collectively articulate his influential theories and practices of oratory.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ciceronian rhetorical corpus canonical | 1 |
| Cicero’s political thought | 1 |
| Pro Archia (programmatic rhetorical passages) | 1 |
| Pro Caelio (programmatic rhetorical passages) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8310518 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ciceronian rhetorical corpus Context triple: [De oratore, partOf, Ciceronian rhetorical corpus]
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A.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
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B.
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
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C.
Institutio oratoria
Institutio oratoria is a comprehensive twelve-book treatise on rhetoric and education written by the Roman orator Quintilian, serving as one of the most influential works on classical rhetorical theory and pedagogy.
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D.
De rhetorica et virtutibus
De rhetorica et virtutibus is a Latin treatise on rhetoric and moral virtues by the Carolingian scholar Alcuin of York, composed as an instructional dialogue for the court of Charlemagne.
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E.
Corpus Areopagiticum
The Corpus Areopagiticum is a foundational collection of late antique Christian mystical and theological writings, influential in both Eastern Orthodox and Western medieval thought, attributed pseudonymously to Dionysius the Areopagite.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ciceronian rhetorical corpus Target entity description: The Ciceronian rhetorical corpus is the body of rhetorical works by the Roman statesman and orator Cicero, which collectively articulate his influential theories and practices of oratory.
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A.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
-
B.
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
-
C.
Institutio oratoria
Institutio oratoria is a comprehensive twelve-book treatise on rhetoric and education written by the Roman orator Quintilian, serving as one of the most influential works on classical rhetorical theory and pedagogy.
-
D.
De rhetorica et virtutibus
De rhetorica et virtutibus is a Latin treatise on rhetoric and moral virtues by the Carolingian scholar Alcuin of York, composed as an instructional dialogue for the court of Charlemagne.
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E.
Corpus Areopagiticum
The Corpus Areopagiticum is a foundational collection of late antique Christian mystical and theological writings, influential in both Eastern Orthodox and Western medieval thought, attributed pseudonymously to Dionysius the Areopagite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of work
ⓘ
collection of rhetorical treatises ⓘ rhetorical corpus ⓘ |
| articulatesTheoryOf |
delivery in rhetoric
ⓘ
ethics of persuasion ⓘ ideal orator ⓘ memory in rhetoric ⓘ oratory ⓘ relationship between rhetoric and philosophy ⓘ rhetorical arrangement ⓘ rhetorical invention ⓘ rhetorical style ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Marcus Tullius Cicero
ⓘ
linked to:
Cicero
|
| hasAuthor |
Marcus Tullius Cicero
ⓘ
linked to:
Cicero
|
| hasGenre |
deliberative oratory
ⓘ
dialogue ⓘ epideictic oratory ⓘ judicial oratory ⓘ oratorical handbook ⓘ rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| hasKeyWork |
Brutus
ⓘ
De Oratore ⓘ
linked to:
De oratore, Book I
Orator ⓘ
linked to:
De oratore
|
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasPeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfOrigin | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| hasReception | canonical status in Western rhetorical tradition ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
forensic rhetoric
ⓘ
history of Roman oratory ⓘ political rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Brutus
ⓘ
De Inventione ⓘ De Legibus (rhetorical sections) ⓘ
linked to:
De legibus
De Optimo Genere Oratorum ⓘ De Oratore ⓘ
linked to:
De oratore, Book I
De Re Publica (rhetorical sections) ⓘ
linked to:
De re publica
In Catilinam (programmatic rhetorical passages) ⓘ
linked to:
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Orator ⓘ
linked to:
De oratore
Partitiones Oratoriae ⓘ Philippicae (programmatic rhetorical passages) ⓘ
linked to:
Philippicae
Pro Archia (programmatic rhetorical passages) ⓘ
linked to:
Ciceronian rhetorical corpus
Pro Caelio (programmatic rhetorical passages) ⓘ
linked to:
Ciceronian rhetorical corpus
Pro Cluentio (programmatic rhetorical passages) ⓘ Pro Milone (programmatic rhetorical passages) ⓘ Topica ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance humanism
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Roman rhetorical education ⓘ early modern rhetoric ⓘ medieval rhetorical theory ⓘ modern rhetorical studies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ciceronian rhetorical corpus Description of subject: The Ciceronian rhetorical corpus is the body of rhetorical works by the Roman statesman and orator Cicero, which collectively articulate his influential theories and practices of oratory.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ciceronian rhetorical corpus
linked to: Ciceronian rhetorical corpus
linked to: Ciceronian rhetorical corpus