Umfang:
Online-Ressource ( 272 S. )
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ill.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9789004260184
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9789004258570
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9004258574
Serie:
Mnemosyne, Supplements v. 364
Inhalt:
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
Anmerkung:
Revision of the author's doctoral thesis, University of London, 2009. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-261) and index. - In English with quotations in Greek
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9789004260184 (online)
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004260184(online)
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1163/9789004260184
Mehr zum Autor:
Isaeus v420-v350
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