Abstract
In this article I study the communicative structure of deliberative discourses as dealt with by Quintilian in the Institutio oratoria. Firstly, the difference between the three genres of discourse (forensic, deliberative, and epideictic) is studied from a communicative point of view. Then, the orator, the hearer, and the discourse itself are explained on a communicative basis, taking interaction into account. The orator’s role is examined in connection with his goal in discourse and the hearer's interpretative activity is included within a pragmatic framework. The organisation of deliberative discourse is related to its communication. Quintilian's idea of deliberative discourse is interpreted as a rhetorical construction that constitutes the meeting field of orator and hearer within a context in a communicative way.
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