Untertitel:
Statesman and Orator
Herausgeber:
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Erscheinungsdatum:
26.10.2000
Informationen zum Autor Ian Worthington Klappentext Demosthenes is often adjudged the statesman par excellence, and his oratory as some of the finest to survive from classical times. Contemporary politicians still quote him in their speeches and for some he is the supreme example of a patriot. This landmark study of this remarkable man and his long career, the first to focus on him for more than 80 years, looks at the background behind this reputation and asks whether it is truly deserved. Zusammenfassung Demosthenes is still quoted in speeches by modern politicians, and is often viewed as the supreme example of the patriot. This book examines why his speeches came to be regarded so highly and asks whether his reputation is justified. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Demosthenes, Then and Now, Ian Worthington 1. The Road to Prominence, E. Badian 2. Demosthenes and Philip II, T.T.B. Ryder 3. Demosthenes' (In)activity during the reign of Alexander the Great, Ian Worthington 4. Demosthenes and Aeschines, John Buckler 5. Demosthenes and the Social Historian, Mark Golden 6. Demosthenes as Advocate: The Private Speeches, David C. Mirhady 7. The Public Speeches of Demosthenes, R.D. Milns 8. Philosophers, Politics, Academics: Demosthenes' Rhetorical Reputation in Antiquity, Craig Cooper 9. Demosthenes in the Underworld: A Chapter in the Nachleben of a Rhetor, Phillip Harding
Autorentext
Ian Worthington
Klappentext
Demosthenes is often adjudged the statesman par excellence, and his oratory as some of the finest to survive from classical times. Contemporary politicians still quote him in their speeches and for some he is the supreme example of a patriot. This landmark study of this remarkable man and his long career, the first to focus on him for more than 80 years, looks at the background behind this reputation and asks whether it is truly deserved.
Zusammenfassung
Demosthenes is still quoted in speeches by modern politicians, and is often viewed as the supreme example of the patriot. This book examines why his speeches came to be regarded so highly and asks whether his reputation is justified.
Inhalt
Introduction: Demosthenes, Then and Now, Ian Worthington 1. The Road to Prominence, E. Badian 2. Demosthenes and Philip II, T.T.B. Ryder 3. Demosthenes' (In)activity during the reign of Alexander the Great, Ian Worthington 4. Demosthenes and Aeschines, John Buckler 5. Demosthenes and the Social Historian, Mark Golden 6. Demosthenes as Advocate: The Private Speeches, David C. Mirhady 7. The Public Speeches of Demosthenes, R.D. Milns 8. Philosophers, Politics, Academics: Demosthenes' Rhetorical Reputation in Antiquity, Craig Cooper 9. Demosthenes in the Underworld: A Chapter in the Nachleben of a Rhetor, Phillip Harding
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