Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Master's Theses Theses and Dissertations 1939 Quintilian and the Jesuit Ratio Studiorum Joseph Robert Koch Loyola University Chicago Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_theses Part of the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Koch, Joseph Robert, "Quintilian and the Jesuit Ratio Studiorum" (1939). Master's Theses. 471. https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_theses/471 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. Copyright © 1939 Joseph Robert Koch ~' ------------------------------------------------. QUINTILIAN AND THE JESUIT RATIO STUDIORUM J by ., Joseph Robert Koch, S.J. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Loyola University. 1939 21- TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I Introduction 1 Chapter II Quintilian's Influence on 11 the Renaissance Educators Chapter III Quintilian's Ideal Orator 19 and the Jesuit Eloquentia Perfecta J " Chapter IV The Prelection 28 Chapter V Composition and Imitation 40 Chapter VI Enru.lation 57 Chapter VII Conclusion 69 A' ~J VITA AUCTORIS Joseph Robert Koch, S.J. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 13, 1913. After receiving his elementary education at the Ursuline Academy he entered St. Xavier' High School, CinCinnati, in September, 1926. He grad uated from St. Xavier in June, 1930 and entered the Society of Jesus at Milford, Ohio, in August of th' " same year.