A Commentary on Selected Speeches of Isaios

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-25857-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 364, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements

In A Commentary on Selected Speeches of Isaios, Brenda Griffith-Williams offers a fresh insight, accessible to non-Greek readers, into four disputed inheritance cases from the Athenian courts in the 4th century B.C. The only comprehensive English language commentary on Isaios (Wyse, 1904) reflects a negative view of the Athenian legal system as one in which the judges, who had no legal training, could be easily outwitted by an unscrupulous speechwriter with no regard for the truth. By addressing the complex interplay of factual, legal, and rhetorical issues in the selected speeches, Brenda Griffith-Williams identifies the strengths and weaknesses of each speaker's case and presents a more balanced assessment of Isaios's work.

Zielgruppe

Scholars working on Athenian law and oratory, undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Athenian legal system, and anyone interested in the history of inheritance law or ancient Greek social history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Griffith-Williams, Brenda

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Brenda Griffith-Williams, Ph.D. (2009), University College London, is an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Greek and Latin at UCL. She has published several articles, mainly on the law and legal system of Classical Athens.