Apollodoros the Son of Pasion

Zusatztext Trevett has explored! with commendable skill! a range of questions about Apollodoros! to whom no extended study had previously been devoted ... This is a very successful work ... this careful and judicious book illuminates in turn different aspects of fourth-century Athenian society and culture. Klappentext This book is a study of a colourful Athenian Politician of the fourth century BC, Apollodoros the son of Pasion. It provides the first full-length treatment of his career and of the seven law-court speeches he delivered, which have come down to us attributed - wrongly - to the famous orator Demosthenes. These speeches, which are our main source of information about Apollodoros, not only tell us about his political career but also illuminate Athenian banking and social attitudes, since his father had risen from servile origins to become a very wealthy banker and, ultimately, an Athenian citizen. Dr Trevett also considers the authenticity, style, and rhetorical technique of the speeches, and argues conclusively that they were all written by the same author, who was probably Apollodoros himself. At the same time, he shows that the speeches were composed with considerably more skill than has generally been recognized. Zusammenfassung A study of the fourth-century Athenian politician, Apollodorus the son of Pasion, covering his career and the seven law-court speeches he delivered, which have been attributed - falsely - to Demosthenes. It offers insights into ancient rhetoric, politics and the social history of ancient Athens. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: A History of the Family of Pasion 2: The Speeches of Apollodoros, I: Authorship 3: The Speeches, II: Form, Function, and Style 4: The Speeches, III: Education and Intellectual Background 5: The Political Career of Apollodoros 6: Pasion, Apollodoros, and Athenian Society Appendix: The Authenticity of the Documents in the Speeches of Apollodoros Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Trevett, Jeremy (British Academy Postdoctoral Rese Trevett, Trevett Jeremy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.1992
• EAN: 9780198147909
• ISBN: 978-0-19-814790-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Oxford Classical Monographs; Oxford Classical Monographs
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Biography: historical, political and military, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval