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Demosthenes' on the Crown: Rhetorical Perspectives
Contributor(s): Murphy, James J. (Editor), Agnew, Lois Peters (Contribution by), Mirhady, David (Contribution by)
ISBN: 0809335107     ISBN-13: 9780809335107
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
OUR PRICE:   $44.55  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical
Dewey: 885.01
LCCN: 2016012977
Series: Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 242 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
 
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Publisher Description:
Demosthenes' speech On the Crown (330 B.C.E.), in which the master orator spectacularly defended his public career, has long been recognized as a masterpiece. The speech has been in continuous circulation from Demosthenes' lifetime to the present day, and multiple generations have acclaimed it as the greatest speech ever written. In addition to a clear and accessible translation, Demosthenes'"On the Crown" Rhetorical Perspectives includes eight essays that provide a thorough analysis--based on Aristotelian principles--of Demosthenes' superb rhetoric.

The volume includes biographical and historical background on Demosthenes and his political situation; a structural analysis of On the Crown; and an abstract of Aeschines' speech Against Ctesiphon to which Demosthenes was responding. Four essays by contributors analyze Demosthenes' speech using key elements of rhetoric defined by Aristotle: ethos, the speaker's character or authority; pathos, or emotional appeals; logos, or logical appeals; and lexis, a speaker's style. An introduction and an epilogue by Murphy frame the speech and the rhetorical analysis of it.

By bringing together contextual material about Demosthenes and his speech with a translation and astute rhetorical analyses, Demosthenes'"On the Crown" Rhetorical Perspectives highlights the oratorical artistry of Demosthenes and provides scholars and students with fresh insights into a landmark speech.

Contributor Bio(s): Murphy, James J.: - James J. Murphy, a professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis, is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than twenty-four books on rhetoric, including A Short History of Writing Instruction and A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric.