Title: Divine talk : religious argumentation in Demosthenes /
Authors: Martin, Gunther, 1976-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Demosthenes Criticism and interpretation.; Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek History and criticism.; Political oratory Greece Athens.; Athens (Greece) Politics and government.; Athens (Greece) Religious life and customs.; Athens (Greece) Religion.
Abstract: 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.