Divine talk
Subtitle: religious argumentation in Demosthenes
By: Gunther Martin
Series: Oxford classical monographs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9780199560226
Subjects: Politics and government; Religious life and customs; Religion; Political oratory; Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek; History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-319) and indexes.