Harvey Yunis

Demosthenes, Speeches 18 and 19

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Two of the most famous and influential speeches by the greatest orator of classical antiquity.

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Produktdetails

• The Oratory of Classical Greece
• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9780292705784
• ISBN-10: 0292705786
• Artikelnr.: 21707150

Autorenporträt

Harvey Yunis is Professor of Classics at Rice University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Series Editor's Preface (Michael Gagarin)
2. Translator's Acknowledgments (Harvey Yunis)
3. Map of Greece, Macedon, and the Aegean
4. Series Introduction (Michael Gagarin)
* Oratory in Classical Athens
* The Orators
* The Works of the Orators
* Government and Law in Classical Athens
* The Translation of Greek Oratory
* Abbreviations
* Note on Currency
* Bibliography of Works Cited
5. Introduction to Demosthenes (Michael Gagarin)
* Life
* Works
* Style
* Significance
6. Introduction to This Volume (Harvey Yunis)
* The Predicament of Demosthenes' Generation and the Speeches against
Aeschines
* The Hallmarks of Demosthenes' Career and Legacy
* Discovering Demosthenes' Art
* Note on the Text
7. Demosthenes (Harvey Yunis)
* 18. On the Crown
* 19. On the Dishonest Embassy
8. Appendix 1. The Spurious Documents from the Speech On the Crown
9. Appendix 2. Timeline
10. Bibliography for This Volume
11. Index