The Oxford Handbook of Demosthenes
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Author | : Gunther Martin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198713852 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198713851 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Demosthenes by : Gunther Martin
Book excerpt: As a speechwriter, orator, and politician, Demosthenes captured, embodied, and shaped his time. This Handbook explores the many facets of his life, work, and time, giving particular weight to his social and historical context and thereby illustrating the interplay and mutual influence between his rhetoric and the environment from which it emerged.