Description
Book Synopsis This is the eleventh volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece. This series presents all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries BC 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, law and legal procedure, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have recently been attracting particular interest: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few.
The orator Isaeus lived during the fourth century BC and was said to be the teacher of Demosthenes, Athens'' most famous orator. Of the fifty or more speeches he is believ
Trade Review
Overall, this is an excellent translation, equipped with very useful notes. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
Table of Contents
- Series Editor's Preface (Michael Gagarin)
- Translator's Preface (Michael Edwards)
- Series Introduction (Michael Gagarin)
- Oratory in Classical Athens
- The Orators
- The Works of the Orators
- Government and Law in Classical Athens
- The Translation of Greek Oratory
- Abbreviations
- Note on Currency
- Bibliography of Works Cited
- ISAEUS (Michael Edwards)
- Introduction
- Life
- Works
- Style and Method
- Isaeus' Modern Reputation
- The Family, Property, and Athenian Inheritance Law
- The Text
- Further Reading
- 1. On the Estate of Cleonymus
- 2. On the Estate of Menecles
- 3. On the Estate of Pyrrhus
- 4. On the Estate of Nicostratus: Supplementary Speech
- 5. On the Estate of Dicaeogenes
- 6. On the Estate of Philoctemon
- 7. On the Estate of Apollodorus
- 8. On the Estate of Ciron
- 9. On the Estate of Astyphilus
- 10. Against Xenaenetus on the Estate of Aristarchus
- 11. On the Estate of Hagnias
- 12. On Behalf of Euphiletus
- Lost Speeches and Fragments
- Appendix
- Index
