Dinarchus, Hyperides, and Lycurgus: (Oratory of Classical Greece)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0292791437 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | Ancient Greek |
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Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Greek
Reviw of OCG's Dinarchus, Hyperides and Lycurgus Ryan Mease This entire series is excellent, as my reviews of other volumes will testify. Every translation (even small fragments) receives its own individual introduction, and is supplemented by extensive contextual footnotes. This work further has extensive historical context, and traces the legacy of several speeches. One gets of a clear picture even of Lycurgus, for whom only one complete speech is ext
Dinarchus was not an Athenian, but he was called on to write speeches in connection with a corruption scandal (the Harpalus affair) that put an end to the career of Demosthenes. His speeches thus raise many of the vital issues surrounding the Macedonian conquest of Athens and the final years of Athenian democracy. He was also a deeply religious man, who tried to revive Athenian patriotism after the crushing defeat at Chaeronea.. The speeches offer evidence on Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and social ideology, law and legal procedure, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have been largely ignored: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few.This volume combines the surviving speeches of three orators who stand at the end of the classical pe
Harris is Professor of Ancient History at Durham University in Durham, England. Middlebush Chair in History at the University of Missouri-Columbia.Craig Cooper is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Winnipeg.Edward M. Ian Worthington holds the Frederick A.