Demosthenes' "On the Crown"

Rhetorical Perspectives

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Public Speaking, Speech, Rhetoric
Cover of the book Demosthenes' "On the Crown" by Lois Peters Agnew, David Mirhady, Richard A Katula, Jeffrey Walker, Richard Leo Enos, Southern Illinois University Press
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Author: Lois Peters Agnew, David Mirhady, Richard A Katula, Jeffrey Walker, Richard Leo Enos ISBN: 9780809335114
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press Publication: October 4, 2016
Imprint: Southern Illinois University Press Language: English
Author: Lois Peters Agnew, David Mirhady, Richard A Katula, Jeffrey Walker, Richard Leo Enos
ISBN: 9780809335114
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Publication: October 4, 2016
Imprint: Southern Illinois University Press
Language: English

Demosthenes’ speech On the Crown (330 B.C.E.), in which the master orator spectacularly defended his public career, has long been recognized as a masterpiece. The speech has been in continuous circulation from Demosthenes’ lifetime to the present day, and multiple generations have acclaimed it as the greatest speech ever written. In addition to a clear and accessible translation, *Demosthenes’**“On the Crown”:*Rhetorical Perspectives includes eight essays that provide a thorough analysis—based on Aristotelian principles—of Demosthenes’ superb rhetoric.

The volume includes biographical and historical background on Demosthenes and his political situation; a structural analysis of On the Crown; and an abstract of Aeschines’ speech Against Ctesiphon to which Demosthenes was responding. Four essays by contributors analyze Demosthenes’ speech using key elements of rhetoric defined by Aristotle: ethos, the speaker’s character or authority; pathos, or emotional appeals; logos, or logical appeals; and lexis, a speaker’s style. An introduction and an epilogue by Murphy frame the speech and the rhetorical analysis of it.

By bringing together contextual material about Demosthenes and his speech with a translation and astute rhetorical analyses, *Demosthenes’**“On the Crown”:*Rhetorical Perspectives highlights the oratorical artistry of Demosthenes and provides scholars and students with fresh insights into a landmark speech.

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Demosthenes’ speech On the Crown (330 B.C.E.), in which the master orator spectacularly defended his public career, has long been recognized as a masterpiece. The speech has been in continuous circulation from Demosthenes’ lifetime to the present day, and multiple generations have acclaimed it as the greatest speech ever written. In addition to a clear and accessible translation, *Demosthenes’**“On the Crown”:*Rhetorical Perspectives includes eight essays that provide a thorough analysis—based on Aristotelian principles—of Demosthenes’ superb rhetoric.

The volume includes biographical and historical background on Demosthenes and his political situation; a structural analysis of On the Crown; and an abstract of Aeschines’ speech Against Ctesiphon to which Demosthenes was responding. Four essays by contributors analyze Demosthenes’ speech using key elements of rhetoric defined by Aristotle: ethos, the speaker’s character or authority; pathos, or emotional appeals; logos, or logical appeals; and lexis, a speaker’s style. An introduction and an epilogue by Murphy frame the speech and the rhetorical analysis of it.

By bringing together contextual material about Demosthenes and his speech with a translation and astute rhetorical analyses, *Demosthenes’**“On the Crown”:*Rhetorical Perspectives highlights the oratorical artistry of Demosthenes and provides scholars and students with fresh insights into a landmark speech.

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