{"product_id":"demosthenes-on-the-crown-james-j-murphy-9780809335107","title":"Demosthenes' on the Crown: Rhetorical Perspectives","description":"Demosthenes' speech \u003ci\u003eOn the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e (330 B.C.E.), in which the master orator spectacularly defended his public career, has long been recognized as a masterpiece. The speech has been in continuous circulation from Demosthenes' lifetime to the present day, and multiple generations have acclaimed it as the greatest speech ever written. In addition to a clear and accessible translation, \u003ci\u003eDemosthenes'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"On the Crown\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRhetorical Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e includes eight essays that provide a thorough analysis--based on Aristotelian principles--of Demosthenes' superb rhetoric. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The volume includes biographical and historical background on Demosthenes and his political situation; a structural analysis of \u003ci\u003eOn the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e; and an abstract of Aeschines' speech \u003ci\u003eAgainst Ctesiphon\u003c\/i\u003e to which Demosthenes was responding. Four essays by contributors analyze Demosthenes' speech using key elements of rhetoric defined by Aristotle: \u003ci\u003eēthos\u003c\/i\u003e, the speaker's character or authority; \u003ci\u003epathos\u003c\/i\u003e, or emotional appeals; \u003ci\u003elogos\u003c\/i\u003e, or logical appeals; and \u003ci\u003elexis\u003c\/i\u003e, a speaker's style. An introduction and an epilogue by Murphy frame the speech and the rhetorical analysis of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By bringing together contextual material about Demosthenes and his speech with a translation and astute rhetorical analyses, \u003ci\u003eDemosthenes'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"On the Crown\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRhetorical Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the oratorical artistry of Demosthenes and provides scholars and students with fresh insights into a landmark speech.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James J. Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809335107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809335107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017","brand":"James J. Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086902735103,"sku":"9780809335107","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a99d7b28-5e0f-4d73-8c8e-b6c2a28d03d7.jpg?v=1769097227","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/demosthenes-on-the-crown-james-j-murphy-9780809335107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}