About the Book:This is the fourth volume in the Oratory of Classical Greece series. Planned for publication over several years, the series will present all of the surviving speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries B.C. in new translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. These translations are especially designed for the needs and interests of today’s undergraduates, Greekless scholars in other disciplines, and the general public. Classical oratory is an invaluable resource for the study of ancient Greek life and culture. The speeches offer evidence on Greek moral views, social and economic conditions, political and social ideology, and other aspects of Athenian culture that have been largely ignored: women and family life, slavery, and religion, to name just a few. This volume contains works from the early, middle, and late career of the Athenian rhetorician Isocrates (436-338). Among the translated works are his legal speeches, pedagogical essays, and his lengthy autobiographical defense, Antidosis. In them, he seeks to distinguish himself and his work, which he characterizes as “philosophy,” from that of the sophists and other intellectuals such as Plato. Isocrates’ identity as a teacher was an important mode of political activity, through which he sought to instruct his students, foreign rulers, and his fellow Athenians. He was a controversial figure who championed a role for the written word in fourth-century politics and thought.Table of Contents: The Works of Isocrates Acknowledgments Series Introduction Oratory in Classical Athens The Orators The Works of the Orators Government and Law in Classical Athens The Translation of Greek Oratory Abbreviations Note on Currency Bibliography of Works Cited Introduction to Isocrates Life and Career Philosophia, Education, and Politics Style A Note on Terminology Text The Works of Isocrates Part One (David Mirhady) Introduction 1. To Demonicus 10. Encomium of Helen 11. Busiris 13. Against the Sophists 16. On the Team of Horses 17. Trapeziticus 18. Special Plea against Callimachus 19. Aegineticus 20. Against Lochites 21. Against Euthynus, without Witnesses Part Two (Yun Lee Too) Introduction 9. Evagoras 2. To Nicocles 3. Nicocles 7. Areopagiticus 15. Antidosis Glossary Bibliography Index