Divine talk : religious argumentation in Demosthenes /

The corpus of the Attic orators has long been recognized as a source for information about the mindset and life of ordinary Athenians. This book contributes to a differentiated understanding of religion in the Athenian public discourse by studying the references to religion and the use made of them...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Martin, Gunther, 1976-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:	Oxford classical monographs.
Subjects:	Demosthenes > Criticism and interpretation. Demosthenes Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek > History and criticism. Political oratory > Greece > Athens. Athens (Greece) > Politics and government. Athens (Greece) > Religion. Athens (Greece) > Religious life and customs. Discours grecs > Histoire et critique. Éloquence politique > Grèce > Athènes. LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical. Political oratory Politics and government Religion Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek Greece > Athens Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Pt. I. Speeches in Public Trials
1. Against Midias (Or. 21)
2. On the False Embassy (Or. 19)
3. On the Crown (Or. 18)
4. Demosthenes as speechwriter
5. Speeches written by other orators
Excursus: Against Aristogiton (Or. 25)
Conclusion I. Importance of the individual
Pt. II. Deliberative and Private Speeches
6. Demosthenes' assembly speeches
7. Against Leptines (Or. 20)
8. Private speeches I: ritual acts with probative force
9. Private speeches II: non-probative arguments
Conclusion II. influence of the genre.