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The speeches of the Attic orators were composed for delivery in the Athenian law-courts and assembly, and at other public meetings such as state funerals in the late fifth and fourth centuries BC. They contain much information about, and valuable insights into, life, thought, and institutions of classical Athens, while at the same time being central evidence for the development of Athenian prose literature.
This accessible book includes chapters on each of the ten Attic orators, their lives, literary style and works, as well as a survey of the origins of oratory in Greece. Aimed at the late school and undergraduate student, it includes valuable comments on the orators' styles and a chronologically arranged catalogue of speeches.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction: the Development of Greek Oratory and Rhetoric
2. Antiphon
3. Andocides
4. Lysias
5. Isocrates
6. Isaeus
7. Demosthenes
8. Aeschines
9. Lycurgus
10. Hyperides
11. Dinarcbus
12. Epilogue
Appendix 1: the Orators and History
Appendix 2: Catalogue of Speeches
Suggestions for Further Study
Suggestions for Further Reading
Product details
| Published | Jan 01 1998 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781853994135 |
| Imprint | Bristol Classical Press |
| Dimensions | 8 x 5 inches |
| Series | Classical World |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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