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Subject(s)

• Demosthenes—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]

Editor

• Martin, Gunther, 1976- [Browse]

Series

Oxford handbooks [More in this series]

Summary note

"This volume's thirty-five chapters are authored by experts in the field and offer both comprehensive coverage and an up-to-date reference point for the issues and problems encountered when approaching the speeches in particular: they not only showcase how Demosthenes' rhetoric was profoundly influenced by Athenian reality, but also explore its reception from Demosthenes' own day right up until the present and how his presentation of his world has subsequently shaped our view of it. The wide range of expertise and the different scholarly traditions represented are a vivid demonstration of the richness and diversity of current Demosthenic studies and the contribution the volume makes to enriching our knowledge of the life and work of one of the most prominent figures of ancient Greece will be of significance to a wide readership interested in Athenian history, society, rhetoric, politics, and law"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• General matters
• The institutional context of oratory
• The political context
• The social and cultural context
• Demosthenes' life
• The Corpus Demosthenicum.

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Other title(s)

• Handbook of Demosthenes
• Demosthenes

ISBN

• 9780198713852 ((hardback))
• 0198713851 ((hardback))

LCCN

2018949668

OCLC

1080976717

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