Complete Works of Demosthenes (Delphi Classics) (Delphi Ancient Classics Book 56)

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The Athenian statesman Demosthenes is now recognised as the greatest of the Greek orators, who roused Athens to oppose Philip and the might of Macedonia. Demosthenes’ speeches offer valuable information on the political, social and economic life of ancient Athens, providing a masterful demonstration of oratorical grace. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Demosthenes’ complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Demosthenes’ life and works* Features the complete extant works of Demosthenes, in both English translation and the original Greek* Concise introductions to the famous orations* Includes translations previously appearing in Loeb Classical Library editions of Demosthenes’ works* Images of famous paintings that have been inspired by Demosthenes’ works* Excellent formatting of the texts* Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph – ideal for students* Features three bonus biographies, including Plutarch’s Parallel Life – discover Demosthenes’ ancient world* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease note: some Kindle software programs cannot display Greek characters correctly; however the characters do display correctly on Kindle devices.Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super SetCONTENTS:The TranslationsON THE NAVY BOARDSFOR THE PEOPLE OF MEGALOPOLISFOR THE LIBERTY OF THE RHODIANSFIRST PHILIPPICTHE OLYNTHIACSFIRST OLYNTHIACSECOND OLYNTHIACTHIRD OLYNTHIA