Speeches 60 and 61, Prologues, Letters / Demosthenes ; translated with introduction and notes by Ian Worthington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demosthenes.

Contributor:

Worthington, Ian.

Series:

Oratory of classical Greece ; v. 10.

The oratory of classical Greece ; v. 10

Standardized Title:

Selections. English. 2006

Language:

English

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:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the tenth 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 his Funeral Oration (Speech 60) for those who died in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, in which Philip of Macedonia secured his dominance over Greece, as well as the so-called Erotic Essay (Speech 61), a rhetorical exercise in which the speaker eulogizes the youth Epicrates for his looks and physical prowess and encourages him to study philosophy in order to become a virtuous and morally upright citizen. The volume also includes fifty-six prologues (the openings to political speeches to the Athenian Assembly) and six letters apparently written during the orator’s exile from Athens. Because so little literature survives from the 330s and 320s BC, these works provide valuable insights into Athenian culture and politics of that era.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE""; ""TRANSLATOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""SPEECH NUMBERS AND TITLES""; ""SERIES INTRODUCTION: Greek Oratory (By Michael Gagarin)""; ""Oratory in Classical Athens""; ""The Orators""; ""The Works of the Orators""; ""Government and Law in Classical Athens""; ""The Translation of Greek Oratory""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Note on Currency""; ""Bibliography of Works Cited""; ""INTRODUCTION TO DEMOSTHENES (By Michael Gagarin)""; ""Life""; ""Works""; ""Style""; ""Significance""; ""INTRODUCTION TO THIS VOLUME (By Ian Worthington)""; ""The Works in This Volume""

""Historical Background to the FUNDERAL ORATION and LETTERS""""The EROTIC ESSAY and the PROLOGUES""; ""Note on the Text""; ""DEMOSTHENES, SPEECHES 60 AND 61, PROLOGUES, LETTERS (Translated by Ian Worthington)""; ""60. FUNERAL ORATION""; ""61. EROTIC ESSAY""; ""PROLOGUES""; ""LETTERS 1- 6""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THIS VOLUME""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-138) and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79576-9

OCLC:

427509773