A Commentary on Lysias, Speeches 1-11

S. C. Todd (, Professor of Ancient History, University of Manchester)

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Oxford University Press
01 December 2007

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Ancient Greek

Lysias was the leading Athenian speech-writer of the generation (403-380 BC) following the Peloponnesian War, and his speeches form a leading source for all aspects of the history of Athenian society during this period. The speeches are widely read today, not least because of their simplicity of linguistic style. This simplicity is often deceptive, however, and one of the aims of this commentary is to help the reader assess the rhetorical strategies of each of the speeches and the often highly tendentious manipulation of argument. This volume includes the text itself (reproduced from Carey's OCT and apparatus criticus), with a facing translation. Each speech receives an extensive introduction, covering general questions of interpretation. In the lemmatic section of the commentary, individual phrases are examined in detail, providing a close reading of the Greek text. To maximize accessibility, the Greek lemmata are accompanied by translation, and individual Greek terms are mostly transliterated. This is the first part of a projected multi-volume commentary on the speeches and fragments, which will be the first full commentary on Lysias in modern times.

By: S. C. Todd ( Professor of Ancient History University of Manchester)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 48mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780198149095
ISBN 10: 0198149093
Pages: 800
Publication Date: 01 December 2007
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Text, with facing translation Commentary

S. C. Todd is Professor of Ancient History, University of Manchester.

Reviews for A Commentary on Lysias, Speeches 1-11

...massively informed and informative...This Commentary is a work of prodigious scholarship and extraordinary richness of historical research and insight, handsomely equipped too with full supporting reference apparatus... Paul Cartledge, POLIS T.'s analyses of the three speechless concerning different types of impiety (5, 6, 7) are exemplary from every standpoint Stephen Usher, JHS an essential reference work for students of Lysias, the orators, and Athenian law and history...The appearance of this commentary along with that of Carey's new Lysias OCT will open up new avenues of research for scholars. Matthe R. Christ Bryn Mawr Classical Review d