Plutarch: Demosthenes and Cicero

Description

Plutarch's Lives of Demosthenes and Cicero are an unusual pair in that they are about orators and not military men. With the translations and commentaries, Lintott provides a detailed introduction which discusses the context of the texts, the author, and the philosophy which underlies Plutarch's presentation of the two personalities.

• The first full English translation and commentary of the Lives of Demosthenes and Cicero treated as a single work for nearly a century.
• The commentaries are not only about two distinguished orators and politicians, but about the failure of democratic/republican government in Rome.
• Includes a detailed introduction which discusses the background and context to the Lives, essential information about the author, and the philosophy which underlies Plutarch's presentation of the two personalities.

About the Author(s)

Andrew Lintott, Emeritus Fellow, Worcester College, Oxford

Andrew Lintott is Emeritus Fellow, Worcester College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
Demosthenes Chronology
Life of Demosthenes
Notes to Life of Demosthenes
Cicero Chronology
Life of Cicero and Comparison
Notes to Life of Cicero
Bibliography