Against Meidias. Edited with Introduction, Translation and Commentary by D.M. MacDowell. - Demosthenes

Against Meidias (Classic Commentaries on Greek and Latin Texts) (Classic Commentaries on Greek and Latin Texts)

KORTE INHOUD

'This impressive new volume is the first commentary on a long Demosthenic speech to be published in English in many years. MacDowell, a leading authority on Greek law and editor of Andokides' On the Mysteries (1961) and Aristophanes' Wasps (1971) in the Clarendon Press series, is to be commended for having chosen to turn his attention to the fascinating and informative Against Meidias, as well as for having produced a work of careful scholarship which will be warmly received by specialists. (...) In a short review it is difficult to convey properly the flavor of the detailed and thorough commentary (202 pages). M. devotes the most space to discussion of linguistic, legal, and historical matters; purely stylistic points are also briefly discussed, though less frequently. (...) M. is particularly strong on Athenian law, displaying both an exemplary control of the evidence and an admirable clarity in his presentation of it. Problems in the interpretation of the legal institutions and procedures mentioned in the ...
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2002Uitgever: Bristol Classical Press438 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1853996394ISBN-13: 9781853996399

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