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The Oxford Handbook of Demosthenes (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Demosthenes (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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As a speechwriter, orator, and politician, Demosthenes captured,
embodied, and shaped his time. He was a key player in Athens in the
twilight of the city's independence, and is today a primary source
for its history and society during that period. The Oxford Handbook
of Demosthenes sets out to explore the many facets of his life,
work, and time, giving particular weight to elucidating the
settings and contexts of his activities, as well as some of the key
themes dealt with in his speeches, and thereby illustrating the
interplay and mutual influence between his rhetoric and the
environment from which it emerged. The volume's thirty-five
chapters are authored by experts in the field and offer both
comprehensive coverage and an up-to-date reference point for the
issues and problems encountered when approaching the speeches in
particular: they not only showcase how Demosthenes' rhetoric was
profoundly influenced by Athenian reality, but also explore its
reception from Demosthenes' own day right up until the present and
how his presentation of his world has subsequently shaped our view
of it. The wide range of expertise and the different scholarly
traditions represented are a vivid demonstration of the richness
and diversity of current Demosthenic studies and the contribution
the volume makes to enriching our knowledge of the life and work of
one of the most prominent figures of ancient Greece will be of
significance to a wide readership interested in Athenian history,
society, rhetoric, politics, and law.
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