Hyperides : Funeral Oration

by: Herrman, J.

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 Description
Hyperides' Funeral Oration is arguably the most important surviving example of the genre from classical Greece. The speech stands apart from other funeral orations (epitaphioi) in a few key respects. First, we have the actual text as it was delivered in Athens (the other speeches, with the possible expection of Demosthenes 60, are literary compositions). Next, in contrast to other orations that look to the past and make only the vaguest mention of recent events, Hyperides' speech is a valuable source for the military history of the Lamian War as it captures the optimistic mood in Athens after Alexander's death. Finally, the speech has been singled out since Longinus' time for its poetic effects.

This volume is a new critical edition and commentary of the speech, written for scholars and graduate students in classics and ancient history. Although Hyperides ranked nearly as high as Demosthenes in the canon of Attic orators and his funeral oration will make the speech much more accessible to a wide range of scholars. The text is based on a full examination of the papyrus and includes an apparatus criticus, with a complete listing of all conjectures in a separate appendix. The translation is clear and accurate and the commentary provides a mixture of historical, cultural, and literary material.

Table of Contents
Abbreviations and Bibliography
I.:Abbreviations
II.:Bibliography
Introduction
I.:The Historical Background
II.:The Rhetorical Background
III.:Hyperides' Funeral Oration
IV.:The Text and Translation
Text and Translation
Commentary
Appendixes
I.:Papyrological Notes
II.:Critical Conjectures
Indexes
I.:General
II.:Greek Words

Subjects:
Funeral orations
Funeral orations Translations into English
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient Greece Athens
Funérailles Rites et cérémonies Histoire Jusqu'à 500 Grèce Athènes
Greece Athens
Hyperides
Hyperides Translations into English
LITERARY CRITICISM Ancient & Classical
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek Translations into English
Translations

Hyperides : Funeral Oration

by: Herrman, J.

• ISBN-13: 9780195388657 / 978-0-19-538865-7
• ISBN-03: 0195388658 / 0-19-538865-8
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009

Price: 52,90 EURO

1 copy in stock