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A more intimate and vivid glimpse of Athenian political life during and directly after the Peloponnesian War is provided by the speech of Andokides On the Mysteries than by any other it is also a major source of legal and prosopographical information, and an important specimen of Attic prose style in the most crucial period of its development. Despite this it has been unduly neglected in recent years, partly for lack of an up-to-date English commentary. This new paperback version of MacDowell's standard edition (first published in hardback in 1962) is intended both for undergraduates and professional scholars. The revised text (notably more conservative than other modern texts) with apparatus criticus is supplemented with a full introduction surveying the life and trial of Andokides and his literary style; a note on the basis of the text; a detailed commentary; and appendices which discuss Andokides' innocence or guilt, the chronology and political significance of events in 415 BC, the legal revision ordered by the decree of Teisamenos, the date of the trial and the speech, and aspects of the historical and stylistic background relevant to the work.
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ANDOKIDES: ON THE MYSTERIES The Text Edited with Introduction, Commentary and Appendixes.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Minor Shelfwear. Clean text. ; Reprint of 1962 Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 223 pages; More than any other work, the speech of Andokides, On the Mysteries, provides an intimate and vivid glimpse of Athenian political life during and directly after the Peloponnesian War. This new version of MacDowell's standard edition is intended for both undergraduates and scholars. It includes a full introduction surveying Andokides's life, trial, and literary style; a note on the basis of the text; and a detailed commentary and appendices that discuss Andokides' innocence or guilt, the chronology and political significance of events in 415 B. C. , the legal revision ordered by the decree of Teisamenos, the date of the trial and speech, and aspects of the historical and stylistic background relevant to the work. Seller Inventory # 32324
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On the Mysteries
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Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1962
ISBN 10: 0198141548
ISBN 13: 9780198141549
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Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. Cloth, dj. Prev. owner's nam eto flyleaf. Fairly numerous annotations in the text (all in pencil; trace of foxing to fore-edge; dj. price-clipped. Otherwise, very sound overall. Seller Inventory # 1994254
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On the Mysteries
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Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1962
ISBN 10: 0198141548
ISBN 13: 9780198141549
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Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth, dj. Cream jacket with red lettering over red cloth. 223 numbered pp. Jacket spine sunned and toned. Scuffing to panels and spine, particularly front panel. Corners of panels beginning to chip. Previous owner's signature in red ink on f.f.e.p. Sporadic light marginalia in pencil throughout. Else fine. Despite some wear, an attractive copy with otherwise clean internals. Seller Inventory # 2007330