Rhetoric of the past in demosthenes and aeschines, the: oratory, history, and politics in classical athens
Auteur :
Westwood, Guy
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198857037
Date de publication :
22 avr. 2020
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,0 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
614 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.