A “singularly accurate, readable, and elegant translation [of] this much-neglected foundational text of political philosophy” (Peter Ahrensdorf, Davidson Co

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Introductory book on rhetoric

With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assembl

Translated by Rhys Roberts and Ingram Bywater, Introduction by Edward P.J. Corbett