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D.M. MacDowell, one of the greatest scholars of Demosthenes of his generation, died on January 16th 2010, but fortunately lived to see this last book published. This volume is not a biography of Demosthenes but a study of the Demosthenic corpus, discussing every speech attributed to Demosthenes and providing much necessary background on Athenian law, procedures and history.
In spite of his claim in the introduction that he has paid less attention to the spurious speeches, MacDowell studies them just as thoroughly.
Mirko canevaro demosthenes biography
The book is organized in thematic chapters, and the speeches discussed in each chapter are generally taken in chronological order. When the general theme or historical period covered requires more extensive treatment, MacDowell offers sensible accounts of the issues at stake before analyzing the speeches.
Every aspect of the speech is surveyed: chronology, events leading up to the speech, main actors, and the outcome. Although the analysis often focuses on small