Bøker av Isocrates

All of Jebb's Isocrates text & notes from the Attic Orators accompanied by the annotated Isocrates Greek text from his Selections; all newly introduced, annotated and formatted. The most complete appreciation of Isocrates ever published in English.

The importance of Isocrates (436-338 BCE) for the study of Greek civilization of the fourth century BCE is indisputable. Twenty-one discourses by Isocrates survive; these include political essays, treatises on education and on ethics, and speeches for legal cases. Nine letters, more on public than private matters, are also extant.

The importance of Isocrates (436-338 BCE) for the study of Greek civilization of the fourth century BCE is indisputable. Twenty-one discourses by Isocrates survive; these include political essays, treatises on education and on ethics, and speeches for legal cases. Nine letters, more on public than private matters, are also extant.