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Greek Orators
Stephen Usher
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Description for Greek Orators
Paperback. Universally recognised as the greatest speech by the finest of the Attic Orators, On the Crown is Demosthenes' vindication of his lifelong devotion to Athenian primacy among the Greek states and opposition to the advance of Philip II of Macedon. He won the case, and his opponent Aeschines went into exile. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Universally recognised as the greatest speech by the finest of the Attic Orators, On the Crown (De Corona) is Demosthenes’ vindication of his lifelong devotion to Athenian primacy among the Greek states and opposition to the advance of Philip II of Macedon. He won the case, and his opponent Aeschines went into exile. By their verdict, the Athenian jury agreed that his fight for Greek freedom was worthy of their city’s traditions, in spite of military failure. Demosthenes defends himself and attacks his enemies on a broad front. Rhetorical skills, refined over thirty years, are concentrated in this final performance ... Read more
Universally recognised as the greatest speech by the finest of the Attic Orators, On the Crown (De Corona) is Demosthenes’ vindication of his lifelong devotion to Athenian primacy among the Greek states and opposition to the advance of Philip II of Macedon. He won the case, and his opponent Aeschines went into exile. By their verdict, the Athenian jury agreed that his fight for Greek freedom was worthy of their city’s traditions, in spite of military failure. Demosthenes defends himself and attacks his enemies on a broad front. Rhetorical skills, refined over thirty years, are concentrated in this final performance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856685347
SKU
V9780856685347
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About Stephen Usher
Stephen Usher was Senior Lecturer in Classics at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College of the University of London. He wrote extensively on oratory and is the author of The Historians of Greece and Rome (Hamish Hamilton, 1969), Dionysius of Halicarnassus: Critical Essays (Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1974), Greek Oratory: Tradition and Originality (Oxford University Press, 1999) and ... Read more
Reviews for Greek Orators
‘Anyone working on the orators will need a copy of this book.’ Bryn Mawr Classical Review ‘The introduction provides an excellent summary. Usher’s great strength is in his notes on rhetoric and arguments; he surpasses all previous commentators.’ Classical Review