Reviews for Letters To A Young Man About Town

The average rating for Letters To A Young Man About Town based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-08-25 00:00:00 Nick Dipasquale This book was supposedly derived from Cicero's school notes, which indicates his early intellect and organizational skills. Some parts of the text are derived from earlier work by Aristotle, but Cicero's use of language, as in the application of attributes, is still vibrant and efficacious to this very day. One sees here, a basically amoral form of rhetoric, although considerable lip service is paid to being a good man who speaks well. I actually outlined the book at one point in my studies and did a close comparison with On Rhetoric. The Romans had shifted in many areas when compared with the Greeks, and one can see why rhetoric "devolved" during the Second Sophistic. But as a historical guide to Roman public speaking, one cannot do better than survey this important work.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-31 00:00:00 Maria Ellege "For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world" A collection of writings and observations, Intentions ponders topics such as what art is and whether criticism can be an art form to how wardrobe details affect a play and the audience's perception of the play. A little pretentious at times, but still rather entertaining, with Wilde's usual sass and wit and incredible quote-ability, this was a thoroughly entertaining read.