{"product_id":"9780856682476","title":"Greek Orators I: Antiphon, Lysias by Stephen Usher","description":"Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are  elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest  form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for  delivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies  enjoyed an honoured literary status, and rightly so, for the best  of them have great vitality. There is no crude, primitive stage  of development: the earliest speeches are perfect in form and  highly sophisticated in technique. They inform the reader about  aspects of Greek society and about their moral values, in a  direct and illuminating way not paralleled in other  literature.This edition offers a contrasting pair of early  orators. In his speech The Murder of Herodes, edited by Michael  Edwards, Antiphon relies on a varied and resourceful use of  probability argument, presented with great force and gravity.  Motivation of both defendant and prosecutor is also explored  thoroughly, as are the religious aspects of homicide. The five  speeches by Lysias, edited by Stephen Usher, illustrate that  orator's skill in using narrative to portray character and his  talent for creating and dispelling personal and political  prejudice in difficult cases. The Commentary seeks to call  attention to the orators' rhetorical and stylistic skills to a  degree not previously attempted in editions of the orators, to  elucidate historical and legal matters and to explain textual and  grammatical difficulties. The notes are keyed to the translation,  rendering the speeches accessible to the reader with little or no  Greek.Greek text with translation, commentary and notes.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295192822133,"sku":"9780856682476","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780856682476.jpg?v=1762767609","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780856682476","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}