Lysias: Selected Speeches Lysias
Lysias: Selected Speeches Lysias The Greek writer Lysias is a fascinating source for the study of Athenian law, society and history in the late fifth century B.C. In his introduction, Dr. Six of his…
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Lysias: Selected Speeches Lysias
The Greek writer Lysias is a fascinating source for the study of Athenian law, society and history in the late fifth century B.C. In his introduction, Dr. Six of his professional legal speeches are included in this new edition, both for their intrinsic interest and for the accessibility of their language.
He approaches the speeches as attempts to secure a verdict favorable to the speaker and assesses how effectively the selection and deployment of arguments promote this end. Carey discusses Lysias' life and place in the evolution of Greek prose style and in the development of Greek rhetoric. He addresses textual issues and problems of Lysias' style and syntax, while focusing particularly on literary concerns: Lysias' use of rhetorical devices, his marshalling of fact and argument and his manipulation of contemporary values and
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