The Documents in the Attic Orators: Laws and Decrees in the Public Speeches of the Demosthenic Corpus

by Mirko Canevaro

In this volume, Mirko Canevaro studies the 'state' documents (laws and decrees) preserved in the public speeches of the Demosthenic corpus. These documents purport to be Athenian statutes and, if authentic, provide invaluable information about Athenian history, law, and institutions. Offering a comprehensive account of the presence of the documents in the corpora of the orators and in the manuscript tradition, this volume summarizes previous scholarship...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199668906
• ISBN13: 9780199668908
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.6"