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OverviewPlutarch's Lives have been popular reading from antiquity to the present day, combining engaging biographical detail with a strong underlying moral purpose. The Lives of Demosthenes and Cicero are an unusual pair in that they are about unmilitary men who, while superb technically as orators, were both in the end political failures, crushed by the military power which dominated their world. In these two Lives, Plutarch is not so much interested in Demosthenes' and Cicero's rhetorical technique as in their ability to persuade an audience to vote for the right course of action, even if that action was prima facie unpopular. In Plutarch's own time, when the empire of the Caesars had been established for over a century, liberty was of necessity limited, but still an issue, for both Greeks and Romans. His home, Chaeroneia, was a provincial town in Greece, but he travelled regularly to Italy where he met Romans from the elite that ruled the empire. He wrote both for his fellow imperial subjects who still sought to enjoy what freedom they could obtain from the ruling power, and for the Romans who exercised that power but were always subject to the ultimate authority of the emperor. Along with the translations and commentaries, Lintott provides a detailed introduction which discusses the background and context of these two Lives, essential information about the author and the periods in which these two orators lived, and the philosophy which underlies Plutarch's presentation of the two personalities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew Lintott (Emeritus Fellow, Worcester College, Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.424kg ISBN: 9780199699711ISBN 10: 0199699712 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 28 February 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAbbreviations Preface Introduction Demosthenes Chronology Life of Demosthenes Notes to Life of Demosthenes Cicero Chronology Life of Cicero and Comparison Notes to Life of Cicero BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationAndrew Lintott is Emeritus Fellow, Worcester College, Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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