{"product_id":"demosthenes-speeches-60-and-61-prologues-letters-paperback-softback-9780292713321","title":"Demosthenes, Speeches 60 and 61, Prologues, Letters (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292713321","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDemosthenes, Speeches 60 and 61, Prologues, Letters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Worthington (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292713321\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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, Greekless scholars in other disciplines, and the general public. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and social ideology, law and legal procedure, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have recently been attracting particular interest: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical antiquity. This volume contains his Funeral Oration (Speech 60) for those who died in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, in which Philip of Macedonia secured his dominance over Greece, as well as the so-called Erotic Essay (Speech 61), a rhetorical exercise in which the speaker eulogizes the youth Epicrates for his looks and physical prowess and encourages him to study philosophy in order to become a virtuous and morally upright citizen. The volume also includes fifty-six prologues (the openings to political speeches to the Athenian Assembly) and six letters apparently written during the orator's exile from Athens. Because so little literature survives from the 330s and 320s BC, these works provide valuable insights into Athenian culture and politics of that era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Series Editor's Preface (Michael Gagarin) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Translator's Acknowledgments (Ian Worthington) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Speech Numbers and Titles \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Series Introduction (Michael Gagarin) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Oratory in Classical Athens \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Orators \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Works of the Orators \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Government and Law in Classical Athens \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Translation of Greek Oratory \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Abbreviations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Note on Currency \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography of Works Cited \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction to Demosthenes (Michael Gagarin) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Works \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Style \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Significance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction to This Volume (Ian Worthington) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Works in This Volume \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Historical Background to the \u003ci\u003eFuneral Oration\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLetters\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The \u003ci\u003ePrologues\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eErotic Essay\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Note on the Text \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Demosthenes (Ian Worthington) \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 60. 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