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Polopolus Lecture Series 2021: Isaeus in the Forest of Rhetoric and the Cosmos of Law
February 4, 2021 @ 12:00 pm
University of Florida, Centre for Greek Studies
Polopolus Lecture Series 2021
Professor Mike Edwards
Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Holloway University of London
‘Isaeus in the Forest of Rhetoric and the Cosmos of Law’
Isaeus (c. 415-c. 340 BCE) was a member of the classical Canon of Ten Attic Orators, a professional speechwriter who in the ancient tradition was the teacher of Demosthenes. His eleven surviving speeches concern inheritance disputes, a complicated area of Athenian law in which he was clearly an expert and for which he is one of our most important, but controversial sources. In this lecture, I will examine various aspects of Isaeus’ rhetorical technique, and how he uses – and perhaps abuses – the law to secure victory for his clients.
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