The Essential Isocrates

Jon D. Mikalson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2022
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-2552-0 (ISBN)

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The Essential Isocrates is a comprehensive introduction to Isocrates, one of ancient Greece’s foremost orators. Jon D. Mikalson presents Isocrates largely in his own words, with original English translations of selections of his writings on his life and times and on morality, religion, philosophy, rhetoric, education, political theory, and Greek and Athenian history. In Mikalson’s treatment, Isocrates receives his due not only as a major thinker but as one whose work has resonated across time, influencing even modern education practices and theory.

Isocrates wrote extensively about Athens in the fourth century BCE and before, and his speeches, letters, and essays provide a trove of insights concerning the intellectual, political, and social currents of his time. Mikalson details what we know about Isocrates’s long, eventful, and complicated life, and much can be gleaned on the personal level from his own writings, as Isocrates was one of the most introspective authors of the Classical Period. By collecting the most representative and important passages of Isocrates’s writings, arranging them topically, and placing them in historical context, The Essential Isocrates invites general and expert readers alike to engage with one of antiquity’s most compelling men of ideas.

Jon D. Mikalson is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Classics, emeritus, at the University of Virginia. He is the author of many books, including Ancient Greek Religion, Greek Popular Religion in Greek Philosophy, and Religion in Hellenistic Athens.

Writings of Isocrates

Terms Needing Definition

Persons Perhaps Not Generally Known but Featured in Isocrates’ Writings

Chronology of Works of Isocrates and of Major Events Mentioned by Him

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. Isocrates: His Life

Chapter 2. Isocrates: On Himself

Chapter 3. Isocrates: On Morality and Religion

Chapter 4. Isocrates: On Philosophy, Education, Rhetoric, and Poetry

Chapter 5. Isocrates: On Political Theory

Chapter 6. Isocrates: On Athenian and Greek History

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Further Readings

General Index

Index Locorum

Erscheinungsdatum	16.06.2022
Verlagsort	Austin, TX
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4773-2552-2 / 1477325522
ISBN-13	978-1-4773-2552-0 / 9781477325520
Zustand	Neuware