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Author | : Ian Worthington |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0190263563 |
Download Demosthenes of Athens and the Fall of Classical Greece Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The first ever biography of Demosthenes written in English for a popular audience, set against the rich backdrop of late classical Greece and Macedonia
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Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0292783035 |
Download Demosthenes, Speeches 50-59 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This is the sixth volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece. This series presents all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries BC in new translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. These translations are especially designed for the needs and interests of today's undergraduates, Greekless scholars in other disciplines, and the general public. Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and social ideology, law and legal procedure, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have been largely ignored: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few. Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical antiquity; indeed, his very eminence may be responsible for the inclusion under his name of a number of speeches he almost certainly did not write. This volume contains four speeches that are most probably the work of Apollodorus, who is often known as "the Eleventh Attic Orator." Regardless of their authorship, however, this set of ten law court speeches gives a vivid sense of public and private life in fourth-century BC Athens. They tell of the friendships and quarrels of rural neighbors, of young men joined in raucous, intentionally shocking behavior, of families enduring great poverty, and of the intricate involvement of prostitutes in the lives of citizens. They also deal with the outfitting of warships, the grain trade, challenges to citizenship, and restrictions on the civic role of men in debt to the state.
Author | : Raphael Sealey |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 1993-03-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195359968 |
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This book draws on a wide range of evidence to study the history of Athens from 386 to 322 B.C. Taking a sympathetic view of the Second Athenian League, Sealey focuses on the career of Demosthenes to provide important insights into Athenian politics and policies. Demosthenes experienced repeated setbacks in his early attempts at public activity, but found his mission as a statesman in the conflict with Macedon and subsequently became the leading man in Athens. Sealey rejects theories that assume programmatic divisions among Athenian statesmen into pro- and anti-Macedonians, and argues that all Athenians active in politics resented Macedonian ascendancy but recognized the necessity of accommodation to superior power. His account concludes with the defeat of Athens and its allies and the suicide of Demosthenes, presenting new insights not only into the life of Demosthenes and the turbulent years of his political career, but also the social and international factors bearing on Athenian political activity in general.
Author | : Demosthenes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1897 |
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Download The Oration of Demosthenes on the Crown Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Ian Worthington |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 499 |
Release | : 2002-01-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134628919 |
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Demosthenes is often adjudged the statesman par excellence, and his oratory as some of the finest to survive from classical times. Contemporary politicians still quote him in their speeches and for some he is the supreme example of a patriot. This landmark study of this remarkable man and his long career, the first to focus on him for more than 80 years, looks at the background behind this reputation and asks whether it is truly deserved.
Author | : Douglas M. MacDowell |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 2009-12-03 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0199287198 |
Download Demosthenes the Orator Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the most comprehensive account available of the texts of Demosthenes, Douglas M. MacDowell describes and assesses all of the great orator's speeches, including those for the lawcourts as well as the addresses to the Ekklesia. Besides the genuine speeches, MacDowell also covers those which have probably wrongly been ascribed to Demosthenes, such as the ones written for delivery by Apollodorus; and he considers too the Epistles, the Prooemia, and the puzzling Erotic Speech.
Author | : Henry William Auden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Greek language |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Demosthenes |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2022-09-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Download The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes" (Literally translated with notes) by Demosthenes. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author | : Didymus (Chalcenterus.) |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0198150431 |
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This edition of the papyrus containing Didymos' comments on some of Demosthenes' speeches aims to provide the student with a new reading of the text, a facing translation that is carefully edited for those who cannot use the Greek to show what is extant and what is restored, and a detailed commentary that considers all issues related to the restoration of the text and to its historical content. All Greek is translated into English so that the discussion is fully accessible. In addition, throughout the introduction and commentary an attempt is made to arrive at a balanced appraisal of Didymos' position in the history of scholarship.
Author | : Demosthenes |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2011-12-01 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 029272909X |
Download Demosthenes, Speeches 1–17 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This is the fourteenth volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece. This series presents all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries BC in new translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. These translations are especially designed for the needs and interests of today's undergraduates, Greekless scholars in other disciplines, and the general public. Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and social ideology, law and legal procedure, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have recently been attracting particular interest: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few. This volume contains translations of all the surviving deliberative speeches of Demosthenes (plus two that are almost certainly not his, although they have been passed down as part of his corpus), as well as the text of a letter from Philip of Macedon to the Athenians. All of the speeches were purportedly written to be delivered to the Athenian assembly and are in fact almost the only examples in Attic oratory of the genre of deliberative oratory. In the Olynthiac and Philippic speeches, Demosthenes identifies the Macedonian king Philip as a major threat to Athens and urges direct action against him. The Philippic speeches later inspired the Roman orator Cicero in his own attacks against Mark Antony, and became one of Demosthenes' claims to fame throughout history.