
The Speeches of Isaeus
With Critical and Explanatory Notes
Isaeus(Author)
William Wyse(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 6. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
818 pages
978-1-108-05936-7 (ISBN)
Description
Very little is known about the life of the Attic orator Isaeus, who was active during the first half of the fourth century BCE, and many of his speeches have been lost to posterity. Published in 1904, these surviving speeches, presented in the original Greek with extensive commentary by the classical scholar William Wyse (1860-1929), are mostly concerned with the convoluted intrigue of inheritance disputes. Wyse regarded Isaeus as 'an unscrupulous falsifier of law and fact in the service of clients whose claims to the estates they contested were, without exception, fraudulent'. While modern scholars may not fully share this view, Wyse's monumental and learned edition is still a standard work in the study of ancient family law. In addition to a critical introduction, the texts of the speeches, and the detailed commentary, this work also includes family trees to aid understanding of the complex cases.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
1133 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-05936-7 (9781108059367)
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Content
Preface; Introduction; Text; Notes; Indices.