Athenian Funeral Orations

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This volume collects all of the surviving state funeral orations from Athens, including Thucydides, Gorgias, Lysias, Plato Menexenus, Demosthenes, and Hyperides.  To stimulate student discussion and comparison, Lincoln's address at Gettysburg is included in an appendix.  Translations are in English, including introduction and notes, as well as literary and historical commentary.

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For philosophy courses that use commentaries from ancient philosophers.

About the Author

Judson Herrman is Professor of Classical Studies at Allegheny College.