Rhetoric of the Past in Demosthenes and Aeschines

Auteur: Westwood, Guy (Departmental Lecturer in Greek Literature, Departmental Lecturer in Greek Literature, University of Oxford)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
Offering an incisive analysis of all surviving public speeches of contemporaries and bitter rivals Demosthenes and Aeschines, this volume examines how democratic politicians in classical Athens created versions of the city's past to persuade mass decision-making audiences, cement their own authority, and compete for public endorsement.
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Offering an incisive analysis of all surviving public speeches of contemporaries and bitter rivals Demosthenes and Aeschines, this volume examines how democratic politicians in classical Athens created versions of the city's past to persuade mass decision-making audiences, cement their own authority, and compete for public endorsement.
ISBN / EAN 9780198857037
Auteur Westwood, Guy (Departmental Lecturer in Greek Literature, Departmental Lecturer in Greek Literature, University of Oxford)
Editeur Oxford University Press