"General readers as well as students at all levels will benefit
from the text, faculty from the notes and appendixes."--CHOICE
"Recent years have seen the publication of a series of significant
works dealing with fourth century topics. Demosthenes and His Time
is a welcome addition to this growing list...A more realistic
picture of the strengths and weaknesses of Demosthenes as a
politician than we have had before, but also perceptive analyses of
many of his contemporaries...Every teacher of Greek history will
profit."--The Classical Outlook
"This is the first major study on the life and times of Demosthenes
in over fifty years...Our guide in this book has remarkable mastery
over the subject and can offer many worthwhile insights...For
superb formulations...and for its overall excellence, it is indeed
difficult not to like this book."--New England Classical Newsletter
and Journal
"In this first comprehensive study of the career of Demosthenes in
over half a century, Sealey provides an indispensable guide to
Athenian politics in the fourth century...This will be the standard
work in the future for all serious students of Greek political
history in the fourth century."--Religious Studies Review
"There is much to be pondered upon in the book and peppered
throughout it are new and provocative ideas."--The Classical
Review
"...Sealey's discussions of such topics as the idea of
'government', the interpretation of politics as driven by personal
dynamics as opposed to ideology, and the problems of interpreting
the Attic orators will enrich the work of students and scholars
alike."--Ancient History Bulletin
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