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Demosthenes' on the Crown: Rhetorical Perspectives - Murphy, James J (Editor), and Agnew, Lois Peters (Contributions by), and Mirhady, David (Contributions by)
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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: thos , 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 ...

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Demosthenes' on the Crown: Rhetorical Perspectives 2016, Southern Illinois University Press

ISBN-13: 9780809335107

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