Antiphon & Andocides - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0292728093 ISBN 13 : 9780292728097

Editeur : University of Texas Press, 1998

Synopsis

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 works of the two earliest surviving orators, Antiphon and Andocides. Antiphon (ca. 480-411) was a leading Athenian intellectual and creator of the profession of logography ("speech writing"), whose special interest was law and justice. His six surviving works all concern homicide cases. Andocides (ca. 440-390) was involved in two religious scandals-the mutilation of the Herms (busts of Hermes) and the revelation of the Eleusinian Mysteries-on the eve of the fateful Athenian expedition to Sicily in 415. His speeches are a defense against charges relating to those events.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Antiphon's speeches are introduced and translated by Michael Gagarin, Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. Andocides' speeches are introduced and translated by Douglas MacDowell, Professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Texas Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0292728093
• ISBN 13: 9780292728097
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 202
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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