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Selected Political Speeches

Autor Demosthenes / Judson Herrman

Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Demosthenes, as an emerging political leader in fourth-century Athens, delivered a series of fiery speeches to the citizens in the democratic Assembly, attacking the Macedonian king Philip II as an aggressive imperialist bent on destroying the cit...

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  • Verlag CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • ISBN13 9781107610842
  • ISBN10 1107610842
  • Gegenstandsart BUCH
  • Buchseiten 306
  • Sammlung Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics #
  • Jahr der Ausgabe 2019
  • Sprache Griechisch (Bis 1453)
  • Bindung Taschenbuch

Selected Political Speeches

Autor Demosthenes / Judson Herrman

Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Demosthenes, as an emerging political leader in fourth-century Athens, delivered a series of fiery speeches to the citizens in the democratic Assembly, attacking the Macedonian king Philip II as an aggressive imperialist bent on destroying the cit...

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Demosthenes, as an emerging political leader in fourth-century Athens, delivered a series of fiery speeches to the citizens in the democratic Assembly, attacking the Macedonian king Philip II as an aggressive imperialist bent on destroying the city's independence. This volume presents the Greek text of five of these speeches with full introduction and detailed commentary. They show how the foremost politician of the day argued his case before the people who made policy decisions in the Assembly, and how he eventually persuaded them to support his doomed militaristic position in preference to the more pragmatic stance of accommodation advocated by his political opponents.

These speeches are unique sources for the ideology and political history of this crucial period, and the best specimens of persuasive rhetoric in action from democratic Athens. This edition takes account of recent studies of fourth-century Athens and showcases Demosthenes as a master of Greek prose style.