Greek Orators IX

Isaeus Orations 5 and 11

Brenda Griffith-Williams (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2025
Liverpool University Press (Verlag)
978-1-83624-340-3 (ISBN)

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Isaeus, a professional speechwriter and expert in inheritance law, wrote Orations 5 and 11 for litigants from elite Athenian families engaged in bitter and protracted disputes over the property of their deceased relatives. The speeches provide a wealth of information on various aspects of law and litigation in the Athenian courts, including wills, enforcement of contracts, guardianship of orphans, oral and written witness testimony, prosecution for false testimony, character evidence, the choice between ‘public’ and ‘private’ actions, and methods of voting by the judges.

New translations and commentaries guide the reader through complex genealogies and intricate chronologies. Textual and linguistic issues are addressed, but the main focus is on the interplay between law and rhetoric: by identifying and explaining the legal issues in each case, the aim is to show how Isaeus deployed his outstanding rhetorical skills to support his client’s legal case, even if the facts were hard to prove.

The combination of text, translation, and commentary makes the speeches accessible to readers with little or no knowledge of classical Greek as well as more advanced students. No familiarity with Athenian law is assumed, but the book will also be useful to specialists seeking a deeper understanding of Isaeus’s work.

Brenda Griffith-Williams is an independent researcher specializing in Athenian law and rhetoric, with a particular interest in inheritance cases. Her publications include Evidence and proof in ancient Greece, ed. C. Carey, M. Edwards and B. Griffith-Williams; Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024; Greek Orators VIII: Isaeus Orations 1, 2, 4 and 6 (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts); Liverpool University Press, 2022; The making of identities in Athenian oratory, ed. J. Filonik, B. Griffith-Williams and J. Kucharski; Routledge, 2020.

General Introduction

Isaeus 5: On the Estate of Dicaeogenes
Introduction
People in Isaeus 5

Text and translation
Commentary

Isaeus 11: On the Estate of Hagnias
Introduction
People in Isaeus 11

Text and translation Commentary

Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	09.04.2025
Reihe/Serie	Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Zusatzinfo	2 Diagrams
Verlagsort	Liverpool
Sprache	englisch
Maße	147 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-83624-340-5 / 1836243405
ISBN-13	978-1-83624-340-3 / 9781836243403
Zustand	Neuware