ANTIPHON & ANDOCIDES
by Antiphon, Andocides; Michael Gagarin & Douglas MacDowell (translated by)
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- ISBN 10
- 0292728093
- ISBN 13
- 9780292728097
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Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: University of Texas Press. Very Good+. 1998. Softcover. 0292728093 . Spine slightly sunned else book is fine. ; Xxvii, 174pp. This volume contains the works of the two earliest surviving orators, Antiphon and Andocides. Antiphon (ca. 480-411) was a leading Athenian intellectual and creator of the profession of logography ("speech writing") , whose special interest was law and justice. His six surviving works all concern homicide cases. Andocides (ca. 440-390) was involved in two religious scandalsthe mutilation of the Herms (busts of Hermes) and the revelation of the Eleusinian Mysterieson the eve of the fateful Athenian expedition to Sicily in 415. His speeches are a defense against charges relating to those events. ; Oratory of Classical Greece Volume 1; 174 pages .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- ANTIPHON & ANDOCIDES
- Author
- Antiphon, Andocides; Michael Gagarin & Douglas MacDowell (translated by)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0292728093
- ISBN 13
- 9780292728097
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- 0292728093, Greek Literature, ORATORY, Language & Phrase Books, Antiphon, Andocides
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