Böcker av Stephen Usher

Speakers address audiences in the earliest Greek literature, but oratory became a distinct genre in the late fifth century and reached its maturity in the fourth. This text traces the development of its techniques by examining the contribution made by each orator.

This volume, originally published in 1978, offers some 800-850 lines ofthe 'Anabasis' in Greek with English summaries of the interveningpassages to give an idea of the whole of Xenophon's exciting adventure. Notes assist with content and language; theyassume only basic grammatical knowledge. The edition includes a consolidatedvocabulary.

Our understanding of Greek and Roman civilization is in considerable measure a product of the literary skills of its historians. Writing at different times from different viewpoints, they illustrate developments and influences. This book surveys the work of these historians.