Lives of the Attic Orators: Texts from Pseudo-Plutarch, Photius and the Suda

by Joseph Roisman and Ian Worthington

Book Overview

This volume provides a complete translation of, and historical and historiographical commentary on, the lives of the ten Attic orators given by Pseudo-Plutarch, Photius, and the Suda.

Assessing these works as important historical sources for the individual lives and careers of the orators whose works have survived, this systematic study explores how these literary biographies were constructed, the information they provide, and their veracity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199687676
• ISBN13: 9780199687671
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"