Lysias: Five Speeches: 1, 12, 19, 22, 30

Informationen zum Autor Michael Edwards is Professor of Classics at Queen Mary College, University of London and Director of the Institute of Classical Studies. He has written a number of books on the Attic Orators, including commentaries on speeches of Antiphon, Andocides, and Lysias, and a translation of the speeches of Isaeus. Klappentext Litigants in ancient Athens were obliged to represent themselves, and cases were decided on the basis of speeches delivered by the opposing parties. Inexperienced litigants would turn for help to professional speech writers and one of the leading exponents of the art of speech-writing in the late fifth- and early fourth-century Athens was Lycias. These five examples of his work are selected to cover a range of cases and offer a fascinating insight into Athenian society of the period. Their relatively simple language and style make them useful texts for the inexperienced reader of Greek, as well as the more advanced student. This edition provides an up-to-date introduction and commentary to meet the needs of A-level and undergraduate students tackling Greek oratory for the first time. Vorwort These five examples of Lysias' speech-writing cover a range of cases and offer an insight into late 5th and early 4th century Athenian society. Zusammenfassung In the BRISTOL CLASSICAL PRESS GREEK TEXTS series. Lysias was one of the leading exponents of the art of speech-writing in late fifth and early fourth century Athens. These five examples of his work cover a range of cases and offer an insight into Athenian society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface General Introduction: Text: Life of Lysias Works Style Arrangement and Method Lysias as an Historical Source The Thirty Tyrants The Text 1 On the Killing of Eratosthenes 12 Against Eratosthenes 19 On the Property of Aristophanes: Against the Treasury 22 Against the Com-Dealers 30 Against Nicomachus Commentary: Bibliography Glossary of Rhetorical Terms Index ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M. Edwards, Michael Edwards, Lysias
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.05.1999
• EAN: 9781853994470
• ISBN: 978-1-85399-447-0
• Pagine: 198
• Dimensioni: 138 mm x 214 mm x 14 mm
• Serie: Greek Texts
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