{"product_id":"9780809335107","title":"Demosthenes' \"On the Crown\": Rhetorical Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eDemosthenes’ 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003eethos\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030560751856,"sku":"9780809335107","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780809335107_p0.jpg?v=1763741660","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780809335107","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}