James J. Murphy
Contributor
LOCATION: Davis, CA, United States
Emeritus Professor of Rhetoric, University of California, Davis. Editor of Demosthenes' On the Crown: A Critical Case Study of a Masterpiece of Ancient Oratory.
Primary Contributions (1)
Demosthenes was an Athenian statesman, recognized as the greatest of ancient Greek orators, who roused Athens to oppose Philip of Macedon and, later, his son Alexander the Great. His speeches provide valuable information on the political, social, and economic life of 4th-century Athens.…
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