The Oxford Handbook of Demosthenes

The Oxford Handbook of Demosthenes
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Total Pages : 529
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ISBN-10 : 9780198713852
ISBN-13 : 0198713851
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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Demosthenes written by Gunther Martin and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a speechwriter, orator, and politician, Demosthenes captured, embodied, and shaped his time. This Handbook explores the many facets of his life, work, and time, giving particular weight to his social and historical context and thereby illustrating the interplay and mutual influence between his rhetoric and the environment from which it emerged.


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