Minor Attic Orators . Volume I, Antiphon. Andocides / / edited by K. J. Maidment

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , 1941
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (608 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 306.2
• Soggetto topico: Women and democracy
• Persona (resp. second.): MaidmentK. J.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface The Manuscripts Bibliography Antiphon Life of Antiphon Prosecution of the Stepmother for Poisoning The Tetralogies General Introduction The First Tetralogy The Second Tetralogy The Third Tetralogy On the Murder of Herodes On the Choreutes Fragments Appendix Andocides Life of Andocides On the Mysteries On His Return On the Peace with Sparta gainst Alcibiades Fragments Index of Proper Names.
• Sommario/riassunto: Antiphon of Athens, born in 480 BCE, spent his prime in the great period of Athens but, disliking democracy, was himself an ardent oligarch who with others set up a violent short-lived oligarchy in 411. The restored democracy executed him for treason. He had been a writer of speeches for other people involved in litigation. Of the fifteen surviving works three concern real murder cases. The others are exercises in speech-craft consisting of three tetralogies, each tetralogy comprising four skeleton speeches: accuser's; defendant's; accuser's reply; defendant's counter-reply. Andocides of Athens, born ca. 440 BCE, disliked the extremes of both democracy and oligarchy. Involved in religious scandal in 415 BCE, he went into exile. After at least two efforts to return, he did so under the amnesty of 403. In 399 he was acquitted on a charge of profaning the Mysteries and in 391-390 took part in an abortive peace embassy to Sparta. Extant speeches are: 'On His Return' (a plea on his second attempt); 'On the Mysteries' (a selfdefence); 'On the Peace with Sparta'. The speech 'Against Alcibiades' (the notorious politician) is suspect.
• Altri titoli varianti: Minor Attic Orators, Volume I
• Titolo autorizzato: Minor attic orators
• ISBN: 0-674-99340-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996199054103316
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