Lysias: Selected Speeches / Edition 1

by Charles Darwin Adams

Overview

The Greek writer Lysias is a fascinating source for the study of Athenian law, society and history in the late fifth century B.C. Six of his professional legal speeches are included in this new edition, both for their intrinsic interest and for the accessibility of their language. In his introduction, Dr. Carey discusses Lysias’ life and place in the evolution of Greek prose style and in the development of Greek rhetoric. He approaches the speeches as attempts to secure a verdict favorable to the speaker and assesses how effectively the selection and deployment of arguments promote this end. He addresses textual issues and problems of Lysias’ style and syntax, while focusing particularly on literary concerns: Lysias’ use of rhetorical devices, his marshalling of fact and argument and his manipulation of contemporary values and prejudices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806113968
Publisher:	University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date:	03/15/1989
Series:	Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture , #3
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	406
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Charles Darwin Adams was Lawrence Professor of Greek in Dartmouth College.