Anglický jazyk

Selected Speeches

Vydavateľstvo: Oxford University Press
Rok vydania: 2014
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 195 x 126 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9780199593774

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O knihe

Demosthenes was one of the greatest of the classic Athenian orators. He wrote for the courts in public and private cases and in major political trials and is a major source for the history of Athens` struggle against Macedon. This is the widest selection of his speeches in a single volume.`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.