A commentary on Aeschines "Against Timarchus" 1-115.
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Title
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A commentary on Aeschines "Against Timarchus" 1-115.
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Identifier
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AAI9917682
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identifier
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9917682
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Creator
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Mulkin, James Edward.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Edward M. Harris
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Date
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1999
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Literature, Classical | Language, Ancient | Law | Language, Rhetoric and Composition
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Abstract
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The first oration of Aeschines is one of our richest sources for the social, intellectual and political history of Athens, yet there exists no commentary on it in English and the only complete English translation of it was published in 1919. While the study of the Attic orators in the English- speaking world has in general languished for most of this century, the study of Against Timarchus was impeded by two additional factors: its author had fallen into the shadow of his more esteemed rival Demosthenes, and the subject matter of the speech was long considered distasteful, unseemly and undeserving of serious scholarship. This is no longer the case. On the one hand, there is a renewed interest in the orators; on the other, scholars have begun to investigate topics of gender and sexuality in the ancient world. Since the late 1970s Against Timarchus has been frequently cited in discussions of the history of sexuality, for it is the primary source for the study of sexual relations between males in classical Athens. The first and most influential treatment of the speech in this light was Dover's Greek Homosexuality (1978), but it is not a full commentary. The speech was meant to persuade Athenian dikasts to convict a defendant in a case personally significant to Aeschines and politically important to the preservation of the peace between Athens and Macedon; it is therefore crucial to evaluate his condemnation of certain sexual practices in terms of its context.;The dissertation consists of an introduction, translation, and commentary on chapters 1 through 115. It is based upon the text established by Dilts. The introduction consists of six sections: a biography of Aeschines; the political situation in Athens 346/5 B.C.E.; the date of the trial; the legal procedure under which the trial was conducted; structure and rhetorical strategy; and a survey of the transmission of the text.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
