This is the fourth volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece
series. Planned for publication over several years, the series will
present all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and
fourth centuries B.C. in new translations prepared by classical
scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. These
translations are especially designed for the needs and interests of
today's undergraduates, Greekless scholars in other disciplines,
and the general public.
Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of
ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on
Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and
social ideology, 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 contains works from the early, middle, and late
career of the Athenian rhetorician Isocrates (436-338). Among the
translated works are his legal speeches, pedagogical essays, and
his lengthy autobiographical defense, Antidosis. In them, he seeks
to distinguish himself and his work, which he characterizes as
"philosophy," from that of the sophists and other intellectuals
such as Plato. Isocrates' identity as a teacher was an important
mode of political activity, through which he sought to instruct his
students, foreign rulers, and his fellow Athenians. He was a
controversial figure who championed a role for the written word in
fourth-century politics and thought.
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