Lives of the Attic Orators
Texts from Pseudo-Plutarch, Photius, and the Suda
Seiten
2015
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-968767-1 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-968767-1 (ISBN)
This volume provides a complete translation of, and historical and historiographical commentary on, the lives of the ten Attic orators written by Pseudo-Plutarch, Photius, and the Suda.
Assessing these works as important historical sources for the individual lives and careers of the orators whose works have survived, this systematic study explores how these literary biographies were constructed, the information they provide, and their veracity. In-depth commentary notes offer contextual information, explain references and examine individual rhetorical phrases, and a glossary of technical terms provides a quick reference guide to the more obscure oratorical and political terms. The volume also includes a detailed introduction which discusses the evolution of Greek oratory and rhetoric; the so-called Canon of the Ten Orators; the authorship, dates, and sources of the biographies provided by Pseudo-Plutarch, Photius, and the Suda; and a brief consideration of orators whose speeches were either falsely attributed to Demosthenes or may be referenced in the ancient lives.
Assessing these works as important historical sources for the individual lives and careers of the orators whose works have survived, this systematic study explores how these literary biographies were constructed, the information they provide, and their veracity. In-depth commentary notes offer contextual information, explain references and examine individual rhetorical phrases, and a glossary of technical terms provides a quick reference guide to the more obscure oratorical and political terms. The volume also includes a detailed introduction which discusses the evolution of Greek oratory and rhetoric; the so-called Canon of the Ten Orators; the authorship, dates, and sources of the biographies provided by Pseudo-Plutarch, Photius, and the Suda; and a brief consideration of orators whose speeches were either falsely attributed to Demosthenes or may be referenced in the ancient lives.
Joseph Roisman is Professor of Classics at Colby College. Ian Worthington is Curators' Professor of History at the University of Missouri. Robin Waterfield was a university lecturer and publisher before becoming a full-time writer.
TRANSLATION: PSEUDO-PLUTARCH, LIVES OF THE ORATORS; COMMENTARY: PSEUDO-PLUTARCH, LIVES OF THE ORATORS; DECREES: PSEUDO-PLUTARCH, LIVES OF THE ORATORS; PHOTIUS: TRANSLATION WITH NOTES; THE SUDA: TRANSLATION WITH NOTES
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.3.2015 |
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Reihe/Serie | Clarendon Ancient History Series |
Übersetzer | Robin Waterfield |
Verlagsort | Oxford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 215 mm |
Gewicht | 504 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton | |
Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-968767-6 / 0199687676 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-968767-1 / 9780199687671 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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