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Author: Demosthenes
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ISBN: 0521239605

Demosthenes: Selected Private Speeches (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (English and Greek Edition)

The four private speeches contained in this collection were functional artefacts whose object was to persuade a jury numbered in hundreds by manipulating both the facts of the case and the prejudices, beliefs and attitudes of the Athenian man-in-the-street. Download Demosthenes: Selected Private Speeches (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (English and Greek Edition) from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. It is as vehicles of persuasion that Dr Carey and Dr Reid seek primarily to treat the speeches, using their commentary to shed light on how well the speeches perform their function. The speeches have also been chosen for their value as documents of Athenian law, commerce and private life. The commentary explains as far as possible any obscurities in these fields and also deals with matters of linguistic interest. While intended mainly for undergraduates and students in the upper forms of Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.