{"product_id":"commentary-on-demosthenes-against-leptines-with-introduction-text-and-translation-9780199578139","title":"Commentary on Demosthenes Against Leptines: With Introduction, Text, and Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgainst Leptines\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most important speeches delivered by the famous Athenian orator Demosthenes, in which he argues against the abolishment of all honorific exemptions (\u003cem\u003eatelier\u003c\/em\u003e) from festival liturgies in the city of Athens. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA source of information for Athenian history in the mid-fourth century BC, the speech broaches a number of issues vital to our understanding of classical Athenian society, politics, and legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe questions of public honors, civic ideology, and the themes of justice and injustice are central to the speech and have led to its popularity with\u003cbr\u003eaudiences ever since the classical period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKremmydas' volume is the first detailed commentary on the speech in any language since the 19th century. With an extensive introduction that lays the foundations for the key elements discussed in \u003cem\u003eAgainst Leptines\u003c\/em\u003e, the addition of the Greek text (adapted from M. R. Dilts's Oxford Classical Text of \u003cem\u003eDemosthenes 20 \u003c\/em\u003e), and a facing English translation makes the commentary even more accessible to a wider scholarly audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the important historical and complex legal issues are given appropriate attention in the commentary, special emphasis is given to the elucidation of the orator's\u003cbr\u003erhetorical strategy and argumentation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christos Kremmydas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199578139\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Christos Kremmydas\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Lecturer in Greek History and a member of the Centre for Oratory and Rhetoric at the Department of Classics and Philosophy of Royal Holloway, University of London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39934230724723,"sku":"0199578133","price":439.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_7865c95c-dfbb-4e73-858b-59f2ebe0d0f9.jpg?v=1647878302","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/commentary-on-demosthenes-against-leptines-with-introduction-text-and-translation-9780199578139","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}