Ancient critics consistently included Aeschines in the canon of the ten great Attic orators. Cicero ranked him second only to Demosthenes, Aeschines' political rival; the literary critic Dionysius of ...
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In the following excerpt, originally published in 1919, Dobson offers an overview of Aeschines's life, including evaluations of his public character, personality, and oratorical style.
1. Life
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In the following excerpt, Adams provides a biographical sketch of Aeschines, concentrating on his political career and his feud with Demosthenes.
The Life of Aeschines
Our knowledge of the family and ...
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In the following essay, Rowe contends that Demosthenes succeeded in his major attack on Aeschines by representing him as a comic impostor.
The separate techniques of character assassination employed b...
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In the following essay, Wooten analyzes Aeschines's varied uses of distinct, enumerated arguments to achieve advantage over his opponents.
One of the most striking features of the oratory of Ae...
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In the following essay, Harris reveals a possible rhetorical deception on the part of Aeschines regarding the relative ages of Misgolas and Timarchus.
At first glance, the answer to this question appe...
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In the following excerpt, Harris examines Aeschines's family background and his careers as a public secretary and an actor, explaining how he overcame certain disadvantages to enter politics.
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Aeschines
