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Isokrates: The Forensic Speeches (Nos. 16-21) 2 Hardback Volume Set: Introduction, Text, Translation and Commentary
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Main Details
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Isokrates: The Forensic Speeches (Nos. 16-21) 2 Hardback Volume Set: Introduction, Text, Translation and Commentary
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by David Whitehead
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Dimensions(mm): Height 223,Width 146 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - classical, early and medieval |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108303729
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| Classifications | Dewey:885.01 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 April 2022 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Athenian Isokrates (436-338 BC) is well-known for his long career as an educator and pundit; but originally he wrote 'forensic' speeches, i.e. for delivery in court. Six of them survive (five from Athens, one from Aigina), on issues including assault, fraud and inheritance. Here for the first time, after a General Introduction, they are presented and analysed in depth as a self-contained group. The Greek text and a facing English translation - both new - are augmented by commentaries which juxtapose this material with other surviving writers in the genre (and with Isocrates' own later output). In the process, too, the speeches' historical background, personnel, legal context, rhetorical strategies and all other relevant topics are explored.
Author Biography
David Whitehead Mria is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at Queen's University Belfast. After monographs on Athens' metics and demes, he has specialised in commentaries on Greek prose authors, including Aineias the Tactician (1990), Hypereides: The Forensic Speeches (2000), Philo Mechanicus: On Sieges (2016), and Xenophon: Poroi (2019).
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