The Essential Isocrates

by Jon D. Mikalson

The Essential Isocrates is a comprehensive introduction to Isocrates, one of ancient Greece's foremost orators. Jon D. Mikalson presents Isocrates largely in his own words, with original English translations of selections of his writings on his life and times and on morality, religion, philosophy, rhetoric, education, political theory, and Greek and Athenian history. In Mikalson's treatment, Isocrates receives his due not only as a major thinker but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477325522
• ISBN13: 9781477325520
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"