Demosthenes, speeches 39/49 / translated with introduction and notes by Adele C. Scafuro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demosthenes.

Contributor:

Scafuro, Adele C.

Series:

Oratory of classical Greece ; v. 13.

The oratory of classical Greece ; v. 13

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. English. 2011

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:

xxxii, 400 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011.

Summary:

This is the thirteenth volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece. This series presents all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries BC 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, law and legal procedure, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have recently been attracting particular interest: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few.

Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical antiquity. This volume contains eleven law court speeches ascribed to Demosthenes, though modern scholars believe that only two or three of them are actually his. Most of the speeches here concern inheriting an estate, recovering debts owed to an estate, or exchanging someone else's estate for one's own. Adele Scafuro's supplementary material allows even non-specialists to follow the ins and outs of the legal arguments, as she details what we know about the matters involved in each case, including marriage laws, adoptions, inheritances, and the financial obligations of the rich. While Athenian laws and family institutions (e.g., the marriages of heiresses) differ from ours in quite interesting ways, nevertheless the motives and strategies of the litigants often have a contemporary resonance. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction to Demosthenes / Mich'el G'g'rin G'g'rin, Mich'el 1

Life 1

Works 3

Style 4

Significance 5

Introduction to This Volume / Adele C. Scafuro Scafuro, Adele C. 6

The Range of Speeches, Authorship, and the Authenticity of Inserted Documents 6

I Marriage, Legitimacy, and Natural Children 12

II Adoption 15

III Paternal Acknowledgment and Introduction to Phratry and Deme 17

IV Claiming an Estate 21

V The Law of Intestate Succession 27

Texts and Commentaries 30

Demosthenes / Adele C. Scafuro Scafuro, Adele C.

39 Against Boeotus I 33

40 Against Boeotus II 59

41 Against Spudias 86

42 Ag'inst Ph'enippus 103

43 Against Macartatus 123

44 Against Leochares 178

45 Against Stephanus I 215

46 Against Stephanus II 268

47 Against Evergus and Mnesibulus 290

48 Against Olympiodorus 329

49 Against Timotheus 354.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780292725560

0292725566

9780292726413

0292726414

OCLC:

679936767