The first systematic Latin treatise on rhetoric. Two books covering invention — how to find arguments for any type of case. A youthful work that Cicero later outgrew.
Start ReadingThe elements of rhetorical invention: the status system, the parts of a speech, and the types of argument. A young Cicero's systematic handbook.
Extended treatment of the constitutiones (issues) and the topics of invention. More technical and schematic than Cicero's later, more philosophical works on rhetoric.