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Divine Talk - Religious Argumentation in Demosthenes (Hardcover)
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Divine Talk - Religious Argumentation in Demosthenes (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Classical Monographs
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Gunther Martin examines the references to religion in the speeches
of Demosthenes and other Athenian orators in the 4th century BC. In
Part I he demonstrates the role religion plays in the rhetorical
strategy of speeches in political trials: his main argument is that
speakers had to be consistent in their approach to religion
throughout their career. It was not possible to change from being a
pragmatic to a religious' speaker and back, but it was possible,
when writing for others, to use religion in a way one would not
have used it when delivering a speech oneself. In Part II Martin
deals with assembly speeches and speeches in private trials, in
which religious references are far scarcer. In the assembly, unless
genuinely religious matters are discussed, religion seems to have
been practically inadmissible, while in private trials it is
procedural elements that supply the majority of religious
references.
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