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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William H. F. AltmanPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9781666920055ISBN 10: 1666920053 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 15 November 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Abbreviations of Plato’s Writings Chronology Chapter 1. The End of the Old Academy Chapter 2. Five Students of Plato Chapter 3. Plato the Teacher Chapter 4. Demosthenes Chapter 5. SuppressionsReviewsCan the great orator Demosthenes have been a student in Plato's Academy? And not just he, but also his great rival Aeschines and the renowned speakers Hyperides and Lycurgus? To most scholars of Plato and Demosthenes, such a connection is unheard of - in the literal sense of being entirely unfamiliar. Yet ancient testimonies assert or imply as much (Cicero in his Brutus, the treatise on Lives of the Ten Orators, and many more). How can this be, given Plato's disdain for rhetoric? And what has Plato to do with practical politics in Athens? In this carefully reasoned, learned, and passionate book, the result of years of research on Plato as educator, William Altman makes a powerful case for understanding the political activities of Demosthenes and the others as a return to the Cave - exactly what Plato urged on those who had completed his curriculum. It is required reading for anyone interested in Plato, Demosthenes, and the history of their times. -- David Konstan, New York University Author InformationWilliam H. F. Altman is an independent scholar. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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