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1	Minor Attic Orators, I, Antiphon. Andocides more books like this by Antiphon, K J Maidment (Translator), Andocides add to wishlist This is the first in a two-volume edition of Greek orators. Antiphon of Athens, born in 480 BCE, spent his prime in the great period of Athens but, disliking democracy, was himself an ardent oligarch who with others set up a violent short-lived oligarchy in 411. The restored democracy executed him for treason. He had been a writer of speeches ... see all copies from $23.49! new only from $23.49! \| SVS
2	Isæus more books like this by Isaeus, Edward Seymour Forster add to wishlist This is the eleventh 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 ... see all copies from $6.74! new only from $21.83! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Lysias more books like this by Lysias, S C Todd (Translator) add to wishlist This is the second volume in the "Oratory of Classical Greece" series. Planned for publication over several years, the series will present all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries B.C. in new translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. These translations are especially ... see all copies from $11.97! new only from $38.87! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Demosthenes, Speeches 50-59 more books like this by Victor Bers (Translator), Demosthenes add to wishlist This is the sixth 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 ... see all copies from $12.76! new only from $22.72! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Dio Chrysostom Orations: 7, 12 and 36 more books like this by Dio, Dio Chrysostom, D A Russell (Editor) add to wishlist Dio of Prusa, known as Dio Chrysostom, was the foremost orator in the classical world in the first century AD. This new edition, with introduction and commentary, presents three of his speeches, all of which are masterpieces of the genre and are particularly important for the intellectual history of the period. In 'Euboicus' (7), Dio relates his ... see all copies from $4.45! new only from $4.45! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Greek Oratory: Tradition and Originality more books like this by Stephen Usher add to wishlist Speakers address audiences in the earliest Greek literature, but oratory became a distinct genre in the late fifth century and reached its maturity in the fourth. This book traces the development of its techniques by examining the contribution made by each orator. Dr Usher makes the speeches come alive for the reader through an in-depth analysis ... see all copies from $34.98! new only from $36.32! \| SVS
7	Dinarchus, Hyperides, and Lycurgus more books like this by Craig R Cooper (Translator), Edward Monroe Harris (Translator), Ian Worthington (Translator) add to wishlist This is the fifth volume in the "Oratory of Classical Greece". This series presents all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries B.C. 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 ... see all copies from $13.92! new only from $17.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Transformation of the Classical Heritage more books like this by Robert J Penella, Themistius add to wishlist Themistius was a philosopher, a prominent Constantinopolitan senator, and an adviser to Roman emperors during the fourth century A.D. In this first translation of Themistius' private orations to be published in English, Robert J. Penella makes accessible texts that shed significant light on the culture of Constantinople and, more generally, the ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $60.89! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Politics, Philosophy and Empire in the Fourth Century: Themistius' Select Orations more books like this by Peter Heather (Translator), David Moncur (Translator) add to wishlist This volume begins with an introductory chapter on "Orator, Emperor, and Senate". It then presents translations of a selection of speeches of Themistius, grouped into chapters that deal with a key period in the evolution of his career or with a sequence of events of particular historical significance. Chapter two explores Themistius' initial rise ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $13.97! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Demosthenes, Speeches 18 and 19 more books like this by Demosthenes, Harvey Yunis (Translator) add to wishlist This is the ninth 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, ... see all copies from $12.06! new only from $26.68! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Aeschines more books like this by Chris Carey (Preface by), Aeschines, Michael Gagarin (Preface by) add to wishlist This is the third volume in the "Oratory of Classical Greece" series. Planned for publication over several years, the series will present all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries B.C. in new translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. These translations are especially ... see all copies from $3.78! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Interpreting a Classic: Demosthenes and His Ancient Commentators more books like this by Craig A Gibson add to wishlist Demosthenes (384-322 BC) was an Athenian statesman and a widely read author whose life, times and rhetorical abilities captivated the minds of generations. Sifting through the rubble of a mostly lost tradition of ancient scholarship, Craig A. Gibson tells the story of how one group of ancient scholars helped their readers understand this man's ... see all copies from $17.55! new only from $69.30! \| first editions
13 view cover	Demosthenes: Selected Private Speeches more books like this by Demosthenes, R A Reid (Photographer), Christopher Carey (Photographer) add to wishlist The four private speeches contained in this collection were functional artefacts whose object was to persuade a jury numbered in hundreds by manipulating both the facts of the case and the prejudices, beliefs and attitudes of the Athenian man-in-the-street. It is as vehicles of persuasion that Dr Carey and Dr Reid seek primarily to treat the ... see all copies from $22.95! new only from $31.17! \| SVS
14 view cover	Greek Oratory Tradition and Origninality more books like this by Stephen Usher add to wishlist Speakers address audiences in the earliest Greek literature, but oratory became a distinct genre in the late fifth century and reached its maturity in the fourth. This book traces the development of its techniques by examining the contribution made by each orator. Dr Usher makes the speeches come alive for the reader through an in-depth analysis ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $164.77! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Rhetoric of Conspiracy in Ancient Athens more books like this by Joseph Roisman add to wishlist The Attic orators, whose works are an invaluable source on the social and political history of Classical Athens, often filled their speeches with charges of conspiracy involving almost every facet of Athenian life. There are allegations of plots against men's lives, property, careers, and reputations as well as charges of conspiracy against the ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $44.40! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Subversive Oratory of Andokides: Politics, Ideology and Decision-Making in Democratic Athens more books like this by Anna Missiou add to wishlist Oratory was a vital element in the Athenian democracy. In this study Anna Missiou analyses the ideological content of the speeches of the crypto-oligarch Andokides (active c. 420-390 BC). Drawing on modern communication studies, she proposes a contextual and historical approach to oratory rather than one that concentrates on the speaker. She ... see all copies from $39.47! new only from $39.47! \| SVS
17 view cover	Demosthenes: Statesman and Orator more books like this by Ian Worthington (Editor) add to wishlist Demosthenes' political power, set against the reigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great of Macedon, stretched over thirty years. Successive generations have judged him the statesman par excellence, and his oratory as some of the finest to survive from classical Greece. His reputation is such that he is still quoted in speeches by modern ... see all copies from $38.27! new only from $38.27! \| SVS
18 view cover	Didymos: On Demosthenes more books like this by Phillip Harding (Translator) add to wishlist This edition of the papyrus containing Didymos' comments on some of Demosthenes' speeches aims to provide the student with a new reading of the text, a facing translation that is carefully edited for those who cannot use the Greek to show what is extant and what is restored, and a detailed commentary that considers all issues related to the ... see all copies from $37.00! new only from $43.43!
19 view cover	Homeric Voices: Discourse, Memory, Gender more books like this by Elizabeth Minchin add to wishlist Homeric Voices is a study, from a compositional point of view, of the substantial speeches and exchanges of speech that Homer depicts in his songs. Drawing on research in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and cognitive psychology, Elizabeth Minchin considers the words that Homer attributes to his characters from two perspectives, as cognitive ... see all copies from $63.52! new only from $81.44!
20 view cover	Demosthenes, Speeches 60 and 61, Prologues, Letters more books like this by Demosthenes, Ian Worthington (Translator) add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $9.97! new only from $23.25! \| SVS
21 view cover	Antiphon: The Speeches more books like this by Michael Gagarin (Editor), Antiphon add to wishlist This volume provides a commentary on the six surviving speeches of the fifth-century BC Athenian orator Antiphon, all of which concern homicide, together with a fragment of Antiphon's final speech at his own trial for treason in 411 BC. The commentary discusses grammatical, stylistic, textual, legal, rhetorical, historical and other matters and ... see all copies from $25.51! new only from $33.74! \| SVS
22 view cover	Isocrates II more books like this by Isocrates, Terry L Papillon (Translator) add to wishlist This is the seventh 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 ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $30.33!
23 view cover	Epideictic Literature more books like this by Theodore Chalon Burgess add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $14.77! new only from $14.77! \| SVS
24	The Greek Orators more books like this by John Frederic Dobson add to wishlist see all copies from $3.28!
25 view cover	A Companion to Greek Rhetoric more books like this by Ian Worthington (Editor) add to wishlist This complete guide to ancient Greek rhetoric is exceptional both in its chronological range and the breadth of topics it covers. This title traces the rise of rhetoric and its uses from Homer to Byzantium. It covers wider-ranging topics such as rhetoric's relationship to knowledge, ethics, religion, law, and emotion. It incorporates new material ... see all copies from $138.83! new only from $138.83! \| SVS

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