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This is the fourth volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece series. Planned for publication over several years, the series will present all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries B.C. in new translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. These translations are especially designed for the needs and interests of today's undergraduates, Greekless scholars in other disciplines, and the general public. Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and social ideology, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have been largely ignored: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few. This volume contains works from the early, middle, and late career of the Athenian rhetorician Isocrates (436-338). Among the translated works are his legal speeches, pedagogical essays, and his lengthy autobiographical defense, Antidosis. In them, he seeks to distinguish himself and his work, which he characterizes as "philosophy," from that of the sophists and other intellectuals such as Plato. Isocrates' identity as a teacher was an important mode of political activity, through which he sought to instruct his students, foreign rulers, and his fellow Athenians. He was a controversial figure who championed a role for the written word in fourth-century politics and thought.
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Review of 'Isocrates: Volume I', Dec 22 2009
By Ryan S. Mease "scott.godwin" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Isocrates I (Paperback)
This volume contains (in some other order) Against the Sophists, Helen, Busiris, Demonicus, Nicocles, To Nicocles, On the Team of Horses, Evagoras, Aegineticus, and Antidosis, Against Euthynus, Trapeziticus, and Against Callimachus.This is my second experience with the OCG collection, and I am again very, very pleased. There is plenty of introductory material, and still more supplementary material given through footnotes. There is an introduction to Greek oratory in general, to Isocrates in particular, and then to each speech specifically. Both translators do excellent work. All in all, this is what a translated work should look like.
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