Demosthenes, speeches 20-22 / translated with introduction and notes by Edward M. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demosthenes.

Contributor:

Harris, Edward Monroe.

Series:

Oratory of classical Greece ; v. 12.

The oratory of classical Greece ; v. 12

Standardized Title:

Adversus Leptinem. English

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Demosthenes--Translations into English.

Demosthenes.

Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek--Translations into English.

Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek.

Athens (Greece)--Politics and government--Early works to 1800.

Athens (Greece).

Physical Description:

xxxi, 211 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.

Summary:

Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical antiquity. This volume contains three important speeches from the earliest years of his political career: Against Leptines, a prosecution brought against a law repealing all exemptions from liturgies; Against Meidias, a prosecution for aggravated insult (hybris) brought against an influential politician; and Against Androtion, an indictment of a decree of honors for the Council of Athens. Edward M. Harris provides contemporary English translations of these speeches, two of which (Leptines and Androtion) have not been translated into English in over sixty years, along with introductions and extensive notes that take account of recent developments in classical scholarship.

Contents:

Against Leptines

Against Meidias

Against Androtion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-206) and index.

Translated from the Ancient Greek.

Contains:

Demosthenes. Against Midias. English

Demosthenes. Kat' Androtiōnos. English

ISBN:

9780292717831

0292717830

9780292717848

0292717849

OCLC:

187300277