Lysias: Selected Speeches
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Description
The Greek prose writer Lysias is a fascinating source for the study of Athenian law, society and history in the late fifth century BC. Six of his professional legal speeches are selected in this new edition, both for their intrinsic interest and because the language is accessible even to the comparative beginner. In his introduction Dr Carey discusses Lysias' life and place in the evolution of Greek prose style, and the development of Greek rhetoric. He approaches the speeches in…
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About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511810374
- Series Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
- Subjects Classical Literature,Classical Studies
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 26 January 1990
- ISBN: 9780521269889
- Dimensions (mm): 186 x 123 mm
- Weight: 0.27kg
- Page extent: 248 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9780511810374
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