Select Popular Orations of Demosthenes (Classic Reprint): With Notes and a Chronological Table: With Notes and a Chronological Table (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

J. T. Champlin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1332034357 ISBN 13: 9781332034352

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Powerful speeches from ancient Athens, now accessible with clear notes and a helpful chronology. This revised edition presents Demosthenes’ popular orations in a student-friendly format, with notes that illuminate language and context without slowing the pace of the rhetoric. The collection aims to support readers in the early part of a college course, offering concise, lively selections drawn from his most influential public addresses.

Structured to aid study, it includes a Life and Times table that places the orations in their historical moment, and notes drawn from respected scholars to clarify terminology and references. By focusing on popular addresses, the book emphasizes the clarity, energy, and persuasive power that made these speeches iconic in ancient Greece and enduring in the study of rhetoric.

• Seventeen popular orations, chosen for accessibility and usefulness in coursework


• Explanatory notes and a revised chronological table to aid comprehension


• Latin notes adapted into the text to encourage ease of reading and study


• Context on Athens, Philip, and the political drama surrounding democracy and power

Ideal for students of classics, rhetoric, or history, as well as general readers curious about ancient argumentative style and civic life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1332034357
• ISBN 13: 9781332034352
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 255