The first detailed commentary on Demosthenes' political speech, On the Chersonese, delivered in 341 BC at a time when Athens was under political pressure from Philip of Macedon. A brilliant demonstration of Demosthenes' skill as an orator, the speech...
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The first detailed commentary on Demosthenes' political speech, On the Chersonese, delivered in 341 BC at a time when Athens was under political pressure from Philip of Macedon. A brilliant demonstration of Demosthenes' skill as an orator, the speech argues in favour of the Athenian general Diopeithes, in the face of the threat of retaliation by Philip against his actions. Cover -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE EDITION -- INTRODUCTION -- Historical Background -- Context of Demosthenes 8, On the Chersonese -- Demosthenes' Life and Career -- Demosthenes' Style -- The Structure of On the Chersonese -- The Relationship Between On the Chersonese (Or. 8) and the'Fourth Philippic' (Or. 10) and the Dating of On the Chersonese -- Scholarship on the Text -- Notes on the Manuscripts, Papyri and Scholia -- DEMOSTHENES 8:ON THE CHERSONESE -- COMMENTARY -- APPENDIX 1: THE USE OF RINGS TOSTRUCTURE DEMOSTHENES'S SPEECHES -- APPENDIX 2: OUTLINE OF PRIMARYRING STRUCTURES IN DEMOSTHENIC DELIBERATIVE ORATORY -- APPENDIX 3: ATHENS AND THE NORTHAEGEAN DOWN TO THE END OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
