Demosthenes the Orator

Zusatztext Demosthenes the Orator contains something for everyone. For a novice to Demosthenes, fourth-century Greece and Athenian oratory it provides a lucid introduction to the orator and his works, his historical contexts and his persuasive methods. To the Demosthenes enthusiast, there are new insights into old chesnuts Informationen zum Autor Douglas M. MacDowell is Professor Emeritus of Greek, University of Glasgow. Klappentext In the most comprehensive account available of the texts of Demosthenes, Douglas M. MacDowell describes and assesses all of the great orator's speeches, including those for the lawcourts as well as the addresses to the Ekklesia. Zusammenfassung In the most comprehensive account available of the texts of Demosthenes, Douglas M. MacDowell describes and assesses all of the great orator's speeches, including those for the lawcourts as well as the addresses to the Ekklesia.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas M. MacDowell, Douglas M. (Professor Emeritus of Greek MacDowell, MacDowell Douglas M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2009
• EAN: 9780199287192
• ISBN: 978-0-19-928719-2
• No. of pages: 500
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form