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  1. Divine talk
    religious argumentation in Demosthenes
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Oxford University Press, Oxford

    The author examines the references to religion in the speeches of Demosthenes and other Athenian orators in the 4th century BC. He demonstrates the role religion plays in the rhetorical strategy of speeches in political trials and deals with speeches... more

    Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek der Stadt Kassel
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    Universität Mainz, Zentralbibliothek
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    The author examines the references to religion in the speeches of Demosthenes and other Athenian orators in the 4th century BC. He demonstrates the role religion plays in the rhetorical strategy of speeches in political trials and deals with speeches in private trials, in which religious references are far scarcer.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780199560226; 9780191721427 (Sekundärausgabe)
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    RVK Categories: FH 33025
    Series: Oxford classical monographs
    Subjects: Rhetorik; Religion; Redner; Religion <Motiv>
    Other subjects: Demosthenes (v384-v322)
    Scope: 360 p.
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  2. Divine talk
    religious argumentation in Demosthenes
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford [u.a.]

    Gunther Martin examines the references to religion in the speeches of Demosthenes and other Athenian orators in the 4th century BC. In Part I he demonstrates the role religion plays in the rhetorical strategy of speeches in political trials: his main... more

    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    Gunther Martin examines the references to religion in the speeches of Demosthenes and other Athenian orators in the 4th century BC. In Part I he demonstrates the role religion plays in the rhetorical strategy of speeches in political trials: his main argument is that speakers had to be consistent in their approach to religion throughout their career. It was not possible to change from being a pragmatic to a `religious' speaker and back, but it was possible, when writing for others,to use religion in a way one would not have used it when delivering a speech oneself. In Part II Martin deals with

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0199560226; 9780199560226
    RVK Categories: FH 33025
    Edition: 1. publ.
    Series: Oxford scholarship online
    Oxford classical monographs
    Subjects: Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek; Political oratory
    Other subjects: Demosthenes
    Scope: IX, 345 S.
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    Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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    Contents; Abbreviations and Conventions; Introduction; PART I. SPEECHES IN PUBLIC TRIALS; 1. Against Midias (Or. 21); 2. On the False Embassy (Or. 19); 3. On the Crown (Or. 18); 4. Demosthenes as Speechwriter; 5. Speeches Written by Other Orators; Conclusion I: The Importance of the Individual; PART II. DELIBERATIVE AND PRIVATE SPEECHES; 6. Demosthenes' Assembly Speeches; 7. Against Leptines (Or. 20); 8. Private Speeches I: Ritual Acts with Probative Force; 9. Private Speeches II: Non-Probative Arguments; Conclusion II: The Influence of the Genre; Bibliography; Index; Index Locorum

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