{"product_id":"greek-orators-iv-andocides-9780856685279","title":"Greek Orators IV: Andocides","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. Edwards\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are \u003cbr\u003eelements of most literature, but they are found in their purest \u003cbr\u003eform in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for \u003cbr\u003edelivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies \u003cbr\u003eenjoyed an honoured literary status, and rightly so, for the best \u003cbr\u003eof them have great vitality. There is no crude, primitive stage \u003cbr\u003eof development: the earliest speeches are perfect in form and \u003cbr\u003ehighly sophisticated in technique. They inform the reader about \u003cbr\u003easpects of Greek society and about their moral values, in a \u003cbr\u003edirect and illuminating way not paralleled in other literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText with translation, commentary and notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47614870028439,"sku":"9780856685279","price":18224.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780856685279.webp?v=1775097133","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/greek-orators-iv-andocides-9780856685279","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}