Stephen Usher Ordre des livres

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The book explores the often-overlooked contributions of Greek orators beyond the well-known figures like Demosthenes and Lysias. Dr. Stephen Usher highlights the diversity within the rhetorical tradition, emphasizing the unique characteristics of lesser-known orators through detailed critical analysis. This examination aims to enrich the understanding of Greek oratory and its significance in classical literature.

Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for delivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies enjoyed an honoured literary status, and rightly so, for the best of them have great vitality.