A Commentary on Demosthenes' Philippic I: With Rhetorical Analyses of Philippics II and III (Society for Classical Studies Texts & Commentaries)

Demosthenes; Cecil Wooten

ISBN 10: 0195333276 / ISBN 13: 9780195333275

Published by Oxford University Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Commentary on Demosthenes' Philippic I: With Rhetorical Analyses of Philippics II and III (Society for Classical Studies Texts & Commentaries)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195333276
• ISBN 13: 9780195333275
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine
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Synopsis

Philippic I, delivered between 351 B.C. - 350 B.C., was the first speech by a prominent politician against the growing power of Philip II of Macedon. Along with the other Philippics of Demosthenes', it is arguably one of the finest deliberative speeches from antiquity. The present volume provides the first commentary in English on the Philippics since 1907 and promises to encourage more study of this essential Greek orator. Aiming his commentary at advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students, Cecil Wooten addresses rhetorical and stylistic matters, historical background, and grammatical problems. In addition to a full commentary on Philippic I, this volume includes essays that outline Philippics II and III, set them in their historical context, and emphasize the differences between these later speeches and the first.

About the Author

Cecil Wooten is Professor of Classics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.