| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 1142 pages) |
| Summary |
"The Athenian Isokrates (436-338 BC) is well known for his long career as an educator and pundit; but originally he wrote 'forensic' speeches, i.e. for delivery in court. Six of them survive (five from Athens, one from Aigina), on issues including assault, fraud and inheritance. Here for the first time, after a General Introduction, they are presented and analysed in depth as a self-contained group. The Greek text and a facing English translation - both new - are augmented by commentaries which juxtapose this material with surviving texts by other writers in the genre (and with Isokrates' own later output). In the process, too, the speeches' historical background, personnel, legal context, rhetorical strategies and all other relevant topics are explored"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 10, 2022) |
| Subject |
Isocrates -- Translations into English
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Isocrates -- Political and social views
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Isocrates. |
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Forensic orations -- Translations into English
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Forensic orations -- Greece
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Forensic orations.
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Political and social views.
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Greece.
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| Genre/Form |
Translations.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021060967 |
| ISBN |
9781009214506 |
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1009214500 |
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