History and the making of the orator in Demosthenes and Aeschines

<p>This thesis aims to contribute to the study of the role of the civic past in the public discourse of fourth-century Athens. It does so by close examination of the surviving public speeches of Demosthenes and Aeschines, arguing that presentation of the city’s history in front of mass audienc...

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Main Author: Westwood, G
Other Authors: Pelling, C
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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