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Zusatztext [Demosthenes' speeches] impress with their emotional intensity, brilliance and variety of argument (dishonest or not), irony, forceful imagery, wit and general sense of mastery of the spoken word, in Robin Waterfields fine new translations. Informationen zum Autor Robin Waterfield was a university lecturer and publisher before becoming a full time writer. His translations for Oxford World's Classics include Plato's Republic and five other editions of Plato's dialogues, Herodotus, Plutarch, two volumes of Euripides' plays, Xenophon's The Expedition of Cyrus and The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and the Sophists. His other books include Dividing the Spoils: the War for Alexander the Great's Empire (OUP, 2011). He lives in Greece.Chris Carey has previously taught at Cambridge, St Andrews, and Royal Holloway before moving to UCL. He has published widely Greek oratory and law, including Democracy in classical Athens (Bristol Classical Press, 2000) and Trials from classical Athens (Routledge, 2/e 2011). Klappentext Demosthenes was one of the greatest of the classic Athenian orators. He wrote for the courts in public and private cases and in major political trials and is a major source for the history of Athens' struggle against Macedon. This is the widest selection of his speeches in a single volume. Zusammenfassung Demosthenes was one of the greatest of the classic Athenian orators. He wrote for the courts in public and private cases and in major political trials and is a major source for the history of Athens' struggle against Macedon. This is the widest selection of his speeches in a single volume. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Translator's Note Select Bibliography Chronology Deliberative Speeches 1. First Olynthiac 2. Second Olynthiac 3. Third Olynthiac 4. First Philippic 5. On the Peace 8. On the situation in the Chersonese 9. Third Philippic Trials in Public Cases 18. On the Crown 19. A Case of Ambassadorial Misconduct 21. Against Meidias, on the Punch 23. Against Aristocrates 59. Apollodorus, Against Neaera Private and Ghost-written Speeches 27. First Speech against Aphobus, on Trusteeship 28. Second Speech against Aphobus, on Trusteeship 35. Against Lacritus 36. For Phormion, a Counter-Plea 39. First Speech against Boeotus, on the Name 54. Against Conon 55. Against Callicles Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Glossary Index of Proper Names ...
