A commentary on Demosthenes' Philippic I : with rhetorical analyses of Philippics II and III / Cecil Wooten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wooten, Cecil W., 1945- author.

Series:

American Philological Association texts and commentaries series.

Oxford scholarship online.

American Philological Association texts and commentaries series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demosthenes. Philippicae.

Demosthenes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Demosthenes's Philippic I was the first speech by a prominent politician against the growing power of Philip II of Macedon. Aiming this commentary at advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students, Cecil Wooten addresses rhetorical and stylistic matters, the historical background, and grammatical problems.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations and Bibliography; Introduction; Structure of the Speech; Philippic I; Commentary; Appendix 1. Philippic II; Appendix 2. Philippic III; Appendix 3. The Longer and Shorter Versions of Philippic III; Historical Index; Rhetorical Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xi]-xiii) and indexes.

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770443-3

0-19-988725-X

1-281-34228-9

9786611342289

0-19-804425-9

OCLC:

437092060