Interpreting a Classic : Demosthenes and His Ancient Commentators /

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Demosthenes (384-322 b.c.) was an Athenian statesman and a widely read author whose life, times, and rhetorical abilities captivated the minds of generations. Sifting through the rubble of a mostly lost tradition of ancient scholarship, Craig A. Gibson tells the story of how one group of ancient sch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gibson, Craig A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2002]
Colección:Joan Palevsky Imprint in Classical Literature
Temas:
Discours grecs > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc.
Oratory, Ancient.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Éloquence antique.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.
ancient greece.
ancient world.
antiquity.
argumentation.
assembly.
athens.
classical rhetoric.
classicism.
contemporary audience.
demosthenes.
didymus.
fifth century.
funeral oration.
greece.
greek texts.
harpocration.
hellenism.
historical context.
ideal audience.
law.
legal.
linguistics.
love.
nonfiction.
oratory.
persia.
philosophy.
political philosophy.
political science.
politician.
politics.
public speaking.
rhetcomp.
rhetoric.
spartans.
speeches.
statesman.
trials.
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Sumario:Demosthenes (384-322 b.c.) was an Athenian statesman and a widely read author whose life, times, and rhetorical abilities captivated the minds of generations. Sifting through the rubble of a mostly lost tradition of ancient scholarship, Craig A. Gibson tells the story of how one group of ancient scholars helped their readers understand this man's writings. This book collects for the first time, translates, and offers explanatory notes on all the substantial fragments of ancient philological and historical commentaries on Demosthenes. Using these texts to illuminate an important aspect of Graeco-Roman antiquity that has hitherto been difficult to glimpse, Gibson gives a detailed portrait of a scholarly industry that touched generations of ancient readers from the first century b.c. to the fifth century and beyond.In this lucidly organized work, Gibson surveys the physical form of the commentaries, traces the history of how they were passed down, and explains their sources, interests, and readership. He also includes a complete collection of Greek texts, English translations, and detailed notes on the commentaries.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (273 p.)
ISBN:9780520927308
9783110690422
Acceso:restricted access

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