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A Commentary on Selected Speeches of Isaios
Contributor(s): Griffith-Williams, Brenda (Author)

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 ISBN: 9004258574     ISBN-13: 9789004258570
Publisher: Brill
OUR PRICE: $156.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Published: August 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient - General
- History | Civilization
- Political Science | Comparative Politics
Dewey: 340.538
LCCN: 2013026804
Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" L (1.30 lbs) 292 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
Features: Bibliography, Bilingual, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
In A Commentary on Selected Speeches of Isaios, Brenda Griffith-Williams offers a fresh insight, accessible to non-Greek readers, into four disputed inheritance cases from the Athenian courts in the 4th century B.C. The only comprehensive English language commentary on Isaios (Wyse, 1904) reflects a negative view of the Athenian legal system as one in which the judges, who had no legal training, could be easily outwitted by an unscrupulous speechwriter with no regard for the truth. By addressing the complex interplay of factual, legal, and rhetorical issues in the selected speeches, Brenda Griffith-Williams identifies the strengths and weaknesses of each speaker's case and presents a more balanced assessment of Isaios's work.
 
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