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Demosthenes: Selected Private Speeches - Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Demosthenes: Selected Private Speeches - Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Demosthenes
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. A commentary sheds light on their effectiveness.
252 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 18, 1985 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521283731 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 252 |
| Dimensions | 203 × 127 × 20 mm · 286 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Carey, C. |
| Editor | Reid, R. A. |
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