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Demosthenes the Orator

Douglas M. MacDowell

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In the most comprehensive account available of the texts of Demosthenes, Douglas M. MacDowell describes and assesses all of the great orator's speeches, including those for the lawcourts as well as the addresses to the Ekklesia. Besides the genuine speeches, MacDowell also covers those which have probably wrongly been ascribed to Demosthenes, such as the ones written for delivery by Apollodorus; and he considers too the Epistles , the Prooemia , and the puzzling Erotic Speech .

Language: English

Pages: 470

Format: Hardcover

Release: December 03, 2009

ISBN 13: 9780199287192

Demosthenes the Orator

Douglas M. MacDowell

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In the most comprehensive account available of the texts of Demosthenes, Douglas M. MacDowell describes and assesses all of the great orator's speeches, including those for the lawcourts as well as the addresses to the Ekklesia. Besides the genuine speeches, MacDowell also covers those which have probably wrongly been ascribed to Demosthenes, such as the ones written for delivery by Apollodorus; and he considers too the Epistles , the Prooemia , and the puzzling Erotic Speech .

Language: English

Pages: 470

Format: Hardcover

Release: December 03, 2009

ISBN 13: 9780199287192

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