Description
Book SynopsisThis book convincingly argues that Antiphon the orator and Antiphon the Sophist were the same person.
Trade Review"Gagarin demonstrates persuasively that Antiphon the logographer is identical with the Antiphon who made intellectual contributions on more abstract topics." Mervin R. Dilts, Professor of Classics, New York University
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Sophistic Period
- Who Were the Sophists?
- Inquiry and Experiment
- Paradox and Play
- Public Competition
- Logos, Argument, Rhetoric
- Relativism and Humanism
- Conclusion
- 2. Antiphon: Life and Works
- Orator and Sophist
- The Authenticity of the Tetralogies
- 3. Truth
- The Papyrus Fragments
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Nomos and Physis
- Justice
- Advantage and Disadvantage, Pleasure and Pain
- The Senses and the Intellect
- Language and Truth
- Structure and Style
- Conclusion
- 4. Concord, Dream-Interpretation
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Concord: Content
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Concord: Style
- Dream Interpretation
- Other Works
- 5. The Tetralogies
- The Tetralogies and Their Audience
- Pollution
- Tetralogy 1
- Tetralogy 2
- Tetralogy 3
- Conclusion
- 6. The Court Speeches
- Athenian Homicide Law
- Antiphon 6: On the Chorus Boy
- Antiphon 1: Against the Stepmother
- Antiphon 5: The Murder of Herodes
- Antiphon's Speech in His Own Defense
- Antiphon's Logographic Strategies
- Conclusion
- 7. From the Sophists to Forensic Oratory
- The Complete Antiphon
- Style
- Argument
- Thought
- The Career of Antiphon--A Summary
- Appendix A. Truth: The Papyrus Fragments
- Appendix B. Concord: The Fragments
- Works Cited
- Indices
- Citations from Ancient Authors
- General Index
