| #2639064 in Books | Cambridge University Press | 1985-08-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.32 x.59 x4.84l,.61 | File type: PDF | 252 pages | ||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent, if you are the intended audience|By bukhtan|This book includes the Greek text (no translation) of four of Demosthenes' speeches intended for use in "private" suits ("private" means something different in the ancient Athenian context than in modern-day England or America); this is a different sort of fare from his "Phillipics" against that detestable "Makedon aner" wh
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 speeches, using their commentary to shed light on how well the speeches perform their function. The speeches have also been chosen ...
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