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This is the first monograph in English about Demades, an influential Athenian politician and a collaborator of many leaders of classical Greece, including Alexander the Great and Demosthenes. Reflecting that most of the available sources about Demades belong to the Roman imperial period, this book proceeds from presenting the figure of Demades as a later rhetorical construct to revealing the problematic nature of our overall knowledge about classical Greece.
List of contents
- Preface
- INTRODUCTION: Approximating the historical Demades
- PART ONE: Demades in the world of people
- Chapter 1. Making sense of the evidence
- Chapter 2. Texts and contexts
- Chapter 3. The rhetorical persona of Demades
- PART TWO: Demades in the world of images
- Chapter 4. Paideia: education with edification
- Chapter 5. The art of being earnest
- Chapter 6. Demades the politician
- PART THREE: Demades's rhetorical history
- Chapter 7. History, rhetoric, and legends
- Chapter 8. Athenian political rhetoric
- Chapter 9. Demades's last years and words
- EPILOGUE: Constructing the rhetorical Demades
- APPENDIX. Interpreting ps.-Demades's On the Twelve Years
- Abbreviations and Select Bibliography
- Index of sources
- Index of personal names, technical terms, and important words
About the author
Sviatoslav Dmitriev is an Associate Professor of History at Ball State University. He has published several books and articles on ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine history.
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The book is clearly written and amply documented.
