Demosthenes of Athens and the fall of classical Greece /

In this biography---the first written in English for almost a century---Ian Worthington brings the great orator's career vividly to life. He provides a moving narrative of Demosthenes' humble and difficult beginnings, his fierce rivalries with other Athenian politicians, his victories and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Worthington, Ian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Demosthenes.
Statesmen > Greece > Biography.
Orators > Greece > Biography.
Hommes d'État > Grèce > Biographies.
Orateurs > Grèce > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Orators.
Statesmen.
Greece.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preamble: "Politicians and heroes"
  • Demosthenes, son of Demosthenes
  • Greece and the awakening of Macedonia
  • Into the public eye
  • The aspiring politician
  • Swaying the Assembly
  • An uneasy peace
  • Resisting Philip
  • "Speeches like soldiers"
  • The end of Greek freedom
  • "For the conqueror, death"
  • Demosthenes and Alexander the Great
  • The crown trial
  • Decline and fall
  • Poison from the pen
  • Appendix: Ancient coinage and months of the Attic year.

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