Demosthenes
Statesman and Orator
Demosthenes' political power 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 politicians, and is often viewed as the supreme example of a patriot. Yet, conversely, Demosthenes' political career led to the defeat of Greece by Macedon, and the loss of Greek autonomy. In spite of his undoubted individual importance in fourth-century Greek history, recent scholarship has tended to focus on Demosthenes in the context of his era. This volume redresses the balan…
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- ISBN: 978-1-134-62891-9
- EAN: 9781134628919
- Produktnummer: 18413720
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 574 KB
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