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Apart from relatively few exceptions of texts which survive intact,
what we have of Ancient Greek literature remains, to a great
degree, fragmentary. As a result it is often misread, overlooked or
mined not for its own sake but to support the investigation of
texts which survive in their entirety. This collection of chapters
addresses a range of poetic fragments, with a strong (though not
exclusive) focus on Archaic epic and lyric, and an emphasis on the
papyrological tradition. Its main purpose is to showcase effective
methodologies through case studies, through a "hands-on" approach
assisted by a robust theoretical underpinning. The topics covered
include textual criticism, the editing of fragmentary corpora, the
role of palaeography and the physical features of writing
materials, the study of ancient editions, annotations and
paraliterary texts, matters of indirect or mixed tradition, and
fragment placement and attribution. This volume will certainly be a
rewarding read, intended equally for new researchers who wish to
acquire or improve the skills needed to deal with fragmentary texts
and for established scholars who may draw on the authors' insights
to navigate the field improving their experience and enriching
their knowledge.
This is the third 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 the
three surviving speeches of Aeschines (390-? B.C.). His speeches
all revolve around political developments in Athens during the
second half of the fourth century B.C. and reflect the internal
political rivalries in an Athens overshadowed by the growing power
of Macedonia in the north. The first speech was delivered when
Aeschines successfully prosecuted Timarchus, a political opponent,
for having allegedly prostituted himself as a young man. The other
two speeches were delivered in the context of Aeschines'
long-running political feud with Demosthenes. As a group, the
speeches provide important information on Athenian law and
politics, the political careers of Aeschines and Demosthenes,
sexuality and social history, and the historical rivalry between
Athens and Macedonia.
Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are
elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest
form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for
delivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies
enjoyed an honoured literary status, and rightly so, for the best
of them have great vitality. There is no crude, primitive stage of
development: the earliest speeches are perfect in form and highly
sophisticated in technique. They inform the reader about aspects of
Greek society and about their moral values, in a direct and
illuminating way not paralleled in other literature.
The story of Thermopylae, the battle that helped define the
identity of the ancient Greeks: how it was fought, how it has been
remembered, and what it means for us today. During the Battle of
Thermopylae in 480 BC, a Greek force of approximately 7,000 faced
the biggest army ever seen in the Greek peninsula. For three days,
the Persians-the greatest military force in the world-were stopped
in their tracks by a vastly inferior force, before the bulk of the
Greek army was forced to retreat with their rear guard wiped out in
one of history's most famous last stands. In strict military terms
it was a defeat for the Greeks. But like the British retreat from
Dunkirk or the massacre at the Alamo, this David and Goliath story
has taken on the aura of success. Thermopylae has acquired a
glamour exceeding the other battles of the Persian Wars, passing
from history into myth, and lost none of that appeal in the modern
era. In Thermopylae, Chris Carey analyses the origins and course of
this pivotal battle, as well as the challenges facing the
historians who attempt to separate fact from myth and make sense of
an event with an absence of hard evidence. Carey also considers
Thermopylae's cultural legacy, from its absorbtion into Greek and
Roman oratorical traditions, to its influence over modern
literature, poetry, public monuments, and mainstream Hollywood
movies. This new volume in the Great Battles series offers an
innovative view of a battle whose legacy has overtaken its real
life practical outcomes, but which showed that a seemingly
unstoppable force could be resisted.
The victory ode was a short-lived poetic genre in the fifth century
BC, but its impact has been substantial. Pindar, Bacchylides and
others are now among the most widely read Greek authors precisely
because of their significance for the literary development of
poetry between Homer and tragedy and their historical involvement
in promoting Greek rulers. Their influence was so great that it
ultimately helped to define the European notion of lyric from the
Renaissance onwards. This collection of essays by international
experts examines the victory ode from a range of angles: its
genesis and evolution, the nature of the commissioning process, the
patrons, context of performance and re-performance, and the poetics
of the victory ode and its exponents. From these different
perspectives the contributors offer both a panoramic view of the
genre and an insight into the modern research positions on this
complex and fascinating subject.
During the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, a Greek force of
approximately 7,000 faced the biggest army ever seen in the Greek
peninsula. For three days, the Persians-the greatest military force
in the world-were stopped in their tracks by a vastly inferior
force, before the bulk of the Greek army was forced to retreat with
their rear guard wiped out in one of history's most famous last
stands. In strict military terms it was a defeat for the Greeks.
But like the British retreat from Dunkirk or the massacre at the
Alamo, this David and Goliath story has taken on the aura of
success. Thermopylae has acquired a glamour exceeding the other
battles of the Persian Wars, passing from history into myth, and
lost none of that appeal in the modern era. In Thermopylae, Chris
Carey analyses the origins and course of this pivotal battle, as
well as the challenges facing the historians who attempt to
separate fact from myth and make sense of an event with an absence
of hard evidence. Carey also considers Thermopylae's cultural
legacy, from its absorbtion into Greek and Roman oratorical
traditions, to its influence over modern literature, poetry, public
monuments, and mainstream Hollywood movies. This new volume in the
Great Battles series offers an innovative view of a battle whose
legacy has overtaken its real life practical outcomes, but which
showed that a seemingly unstoppable force could be resisted.
The victory ode was a short-lived poetic genre in the fifth century
BC, but its impact has been substantial. Pindar, Bacchylides and
others are now among the most widely read Greek authors precisely
because of their significance for the literary development of
poetry between Homer and tragedy and their historical involvement
in promoting Greek rulers. Their influence was so great that it
ultimately helped to define the European notion of lyric from the
Renaissance onwards. This collection of essays by international
experts examines the victory ode from a range of angles: its
genesis and evolution, the nature of the commissioning process, the
patrons, context of performance and re-performance, and the poetics
of the victory ode and its exponents. From these different
perspectives the contributors offer both a panoramic view of the
genre and an insight into the modern research positions on this
complex and fascinating subject.
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Selected Speeches (Paperback)
Demosthenes; Translated by Robin Waterfield; Introduction by Chris Carey; Notes by Chris Carey
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'Even if everyone else succumbs to slavery, we must still fight for
our freedom.' Admired by many in the ancient world as the greatest
of the classic Athenian orators, Demosthenes was intimately
involved in the political events of his day. As well as showing a
master orator at work, his speeches are a prime source for the
history of the period, when Athens was engaged in a doomed struggle
against the rising power of Macedon under the brilliant father and
son, Philip and Alexander. Demosthenes wrote for the courts, both
for political trials in which he was involved and for other cases
in which he acted as ghost-writer for plaintiff or defendant, and
his lawcourt speeches give an unrivalled glimpse of the daily life
of ancient Athens. He also played a central role in education in
Greece and Rome from the Hellenistic period onward, and was
imitated by the greatest of Roman orators, Cicero. This selection
includes the fullest range of Demosthenes' speeches, for trials
both public and private and for the assembly, in a single volume.
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