Athenian Funeral Orations / Edition 1

by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

Overview

This is a collection of all the surviving state funeral orations from Athens, including Thucydides, Gorgias, Lysias, Plato Menexenus, Demosthenes, and Hyperides. To stimulate student discussion and comparison, Lincoln's address at Gettysburg is included in an appendix. Translations are in English, including introduction and notes, as well as literary and historical commentary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781585100781
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2003
Series:	Focus Philosophical Library
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	106
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Judson Herrman is Professor of Classical Studies at Allegheny College.