Demosthenes, Speeches 20-22

Buch | Softcover

245 Seiten

2008
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-0-292-71784-8 (ISBN)

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Three important speeches by the greatest orator of classical antiquity that illuminate Athenian law and culture in the fourth century BC.

This is the twelfth 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.

Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical antiquity. This volume contains three important speeches from the earliest years of his political career: Against Leptines, a prosecution brought against a law repealing all exemptions from liturgies; Against Meidias, a prosecution for aggravated insult (hybris) brought against an influential politician; and Against Androtion, an indictment of a decree of honors for the Council of Athens. Edward M. Harris provides contemporary English translations of these speeches, two of which (Leptines and Androtion) have not been translated into English in over sixty years, along with introductions and extensive notes that take account of recent developments in Classical scholarship.

Edward M. Harris is Professor of Ancient History at Durham University in Durham, England.

Series Editor's Preface (Michael Gagarin)
Translator's Acknowledgments (Edward M. Harris)
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

Introduction to Demosthenes (Michael Gagarin)

Life
Works
Style
Significance

Introduction to This Volume (Edward M. Harris)
DEMOSTHENES (Edward M. Harris)

20. Against Leptines
21. Against Meidias
22. Against Androtion

Bibliography for this Volume
Index

Reihe/Serie	The Oratory of Classical Greece
Übersetzer	Edward M. Harris
Verlagsort	Austin, TX
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	367 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Briefe / Präsentation / Rhetorik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	0-292-71784-9 / 0292717849
ISBN-13	978-0-292-71784-8 / 9780292717848
Zustand	Neuware