On the one hand, how can i disregard my fathers solemn injunction to bring his murderers to justice. This speech is delivered by a young man who is prosecuting his stepmother for. Thus, like his younger contemporaries, thucydides and socrates, he saw the swift growth of the athenian empire, its brief brilliance, its inevitable decline. I shall inevitably find myself ranged against the last persons with whom i. On the other hand, if i obey it, i shall inevitably find myself ranged against the last persons with whom i should quarrel, my halfbrothers and their mother. It is a speech for the prosecution in the case of a woman. Antiphon the athenian by michael gagarin, 9780292722224, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Antiphon search for the following titles in the online bookstore. Of his fifteen extant works three concern real murder cases. Prosecution of the stepmother for poisoning anonymous prosecution for murder the second tetralogy. Cglc 1989 apollonius of rhodes argonautica, book 3 hunter. As with most surviving legal speeches from classical athens, the outcome of the case is unknown.
For students matriculating in the fall 2017 semester and beyond. Antiphon, against the stepmother for poisoning, section 1. From the greek antiphonon, sounding against, responsive sound, singing opposite, alternate chant. Antiphon and andocides translated by michael gagarin and. As at present commonly understood, an antiphon consists of one or more psalm verses or sentences from holy scripture which are sung or simply recited before and after each psalm and the magnificat during matins and vespers. But it was during the critical period which followed the defeat of the sicilian expedition that antiphons great opportunity came. She is defended by another son, the speakers halfbrother. This was a speech for a court hearing by a youth who attempted to avenge his father, who was poisoned by the mistress of his close friend. Antiphon and andocides the oratory of classical greece. Against the stepmother princess diana had a fiery relationship with her stepmother raine spencer. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. Douglas m macdowell this volume contains the works of the two earliest surviving orators, antiphon and andocides.
Antiphon the athenian oratory, law, and justice in the age of. Three are tetralogies, sets of four speeches each presenting a generic homicide case to demonstrate examples of arguments to be used. The commentary discusses grammatical, stylistic, textual, legal, rhetorical, historical and other matters and focuses especially on antiphons argumentation. Antiphon by ken scholes this is the third book in the psalms of isaak series. Against the stepmother for poisoning by antiphon the internet. Its authenticity has been further questioned, but we have so little material for judging of the style of antiphon that it is impossible to pronounce. The book opens with a substantial introduction to the life and work of antiphon and the nature of athenian law and legal oratory. This speech is delivered by a young man who is prosecuting his stepmother for poisoning his father.
The book is very clean and bright with no previous owners ink or marks. This work is only provided via the perseus project at tufts university. It is thus of some significance that among the lost speeches of antiphon there should occur two in which he defends allied states against athens, a and that among those which survive, one, the choreutes, should give prominence to the corruption of the officials of the democracy, and a second, the herodes, should attempt to clear a native. They cover the special period of advent preparation known as the octave before christmas, dec. Ken grew up in a small logging town in the pacific northwest. He became a leading intellectual, writer, and orator. Antiphon the athenian oratory, law, and justice in the age. Of texts from xenophons hellenica, antiphons speech against the stepmother. She is defended by another son, the speakers halfbrother the death occurred when the speaker was a boy 1. It is a speech for the prosecution in the case of a woman accused by her stepson of arranging for the murder of his father, her husband. Antiphons longest surviving speech,on the murder of herodes, was regarded in. Antiphon was born either shortly before or shortly after the year 480. My interest in antiphon was first awakened in a course taught by tom cole some forty years ago, when i was an undergraduate at stanford. Produced by johns hopkins university press in collaboration with the sheridan libraries.
This is the first in a twovolume edition of greek orators. Jan 01, 2010 through an analysis of all these writings, this book convincingly argues that they were composed by a single individual, antiphon the athenian. There is a patch of browning to the front free end paper. At the time i put antiphon aside to write a dissertation on protagoras, and then went on to write on aeschylus, justice, law, and rhetoric, which has now brought me back at last to this book on antiphon. Antiphon was a 5thcentury intellectual who created the profession of speech writing. You may access preformulated searches based on the author and his works or select from a list of specific titles. Antiphon was a statesman who took up rhetoric as a profession. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Claxtons book does a remarkable job of guiding students through readings. Antiphon s great strength as a logographer is argumentation, the selection, composition, and arrangement of arguments in such a way as to make the best possible case. Both translators show steady hands, accurately conveying the substance and nuances of the speeches in a clear, modern idiom.
All that is known about these works as well as about antiphon himself is collected here. This is the first complete english commentary on antiphon and the first in any language since 1838. In this dialogue, the main character, socrates, declares that justice is the quality of the wellordered soul that results. The internet classics archive against the stepmother for. Michael gagarin sets close readings of individual works within a wider discussion of the fifthcentury athenian intellectual climate and the philosophical ferment known as the sophistic movement. The speeches offer evidence on greek moral views, social and economic.
This volume provides a commentary on the six surviving speeches of the fifthcentury bc athenian orator antiphon, all of which concern homicide, together with a fragment of antiphons final speech at his own trial for treason in 411 bc. To see an example of the creation and building up of kairos, we will look at antiphons speech against the stepmother. The assembly will tend to imitate the style and tempo they hear from the choir or the cantor. Antiphon, prosecution of the stepmother for poisoning loeb. This volume provides a commentary on the six surviving speeches of the fifthcentury bc athenian orator antiphon, all of which concern homicide, together with a fragment of antiphon s final speech at his own trial for treason in 411 bc. The book also succeeds in its aim of making the orators intelligible to novices. Three of his speeches are preserved, together with three sets of tetralogies four hypothetical paired speeches, whose authenticity is sometimes doubted. Antiphon antuhfahn was born in athens to an aristocratic family of the deme local territorial district of rhamnus. She has been featured by npr and national geographic for her ancient history expertise.
He has honorable discharges from two branches of the military, a degree in history from western washington university, and is a former clergyman and label gun repairman. If you cant find a book in print, you may want to consult abebooks or alibris, two popular listers of. Antiphon was a fifthcentury athenian intellectual ca. Against the stepmother for poisoning ancient greek. Extant speeches sprague prosecution for poisoning against the stepmother first tetralogy second tetralogy third tetralogy on. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Nevertheless, the defense was unsuccessful and antiphon was executed for treason. For more options, including links to purchase titles in the loeb classical library, return to the main page for buying books.
Prosecution of the stepmother for poisoning anonymous prosecution. There are certain standard abbreviations used in connection with the authors and their works in classics. The o antiphons refer to the seven antiphons that are recited or chanted preceding the magnificat during vespers of the liturgy of the hours. The remaining 12 speeches are arranged in three sets of four known as. Kairos as created through rhetoric by kimchan tze hui. Gill is a latinist, writer, and teacher of ancient history and latin. Of his four extant speeches, against alcibiades is doubtful. Canticle was the second and antiphon is the third of the five book series, the psalms of isaak. Cglc 1997 against the stepmother, tetralogies gagarin. Against the stepmother for poisoning is one of fifteen extant speeches by the athenian orator antiphon.
The speech against a stepmother on a charge of poisoning is sometimes regarded as a mere exercise, but, in striking contrast to the tetralogies, this speech contains full and detailed narrative. The o antiphons, also known as the great os, are magnificat antiphons used at vespers of the last seven days of advent in western christian traditions. Socrates, antiphon, and the true nature of justice stefanie mundhenk p latos republic is concerned with the nature of justice and how it oper ates in a social context. Antiphon, prosecution of the stepmother for poisoning. Kelly marie tran and bb8 have star wars reunion to present animation oscars. Antiphon of athens, born in 480 bce, spent his prime in the great period of athens but, disliking democracy, was himself an ardent oligarch who with others set up a violent shortlived oligarchy in 411. Against the stepmother for poisoning first tetralogy second tetralogy third tetralogy on the murder of herodes on the choreutes antiphon and andocides the oratory of classical greece. The antiphonal singing of psalms was adopted from hebrew worship by the early christian churches, notably that of syria, and was introduced into the west in the 4th century by st. These works demonstrate well the powers of thinking and speaking that thucydides praised in antiphon 8.
Fifteen of antiphon s compositions survive, of which three, on the murder of herodes, on the choreutes, and against a stepmother, were actually delivered in court. Extant speeches sprague prosecution for poisoning against the stepmother first tetralogy second tetralogy third tetralogy on the murder of herodes on the chorusboy. Use this page to purchase books by or about antiphon. Antiphon, against the stepmother for poisoning, prosecution. Against the stepmother antiphon, against the stepmother for. From the catholic encyclopedia from the greek antiphonon, sounding against, responsive sound, singing opposite, alternate chant. Antiphon, against the stepmother for poisoning, section 14. Through analysis, this book argues that the writings are by antiphon the athenian. Antiphons great strength as a logographer is argumentation, the selection, composition, and arrangement of arguments in such a way as to make the best possible case. This volume contains the works of the two earliest surviving orators, antiphon and andocides.
Aeschines, against ctesiphon aeschylus, agamemnon, eumenides antiphon, 1 against the stepmother, 5 on the murder of herodesapollonius rhodius, book 3. Aeschines, against ctesiphon aeschylus, agamemnon, eumenides antiphon, 1 against the stepmother, 5 on the murder of herodes. He was active in political affairs in athens, and, as a zealous supporter of the oligarchical party, was largely responsible for the establishment of the four hundred in 411 see theramenes. Ken scholes has written only one other novel called last flight of the goddess. Athenaeus summarizes some literature written about antiphon by the 3rd century, mentioning adrastus the peripatetic and hephaestion.
Fragments also survive of treatises on subjects which are attributed to antiphon the sophist. A short study of the oresteia in antiphon s against stepmother damon hatheway. On the other hand, if i obey it, i shall inevitably find myself. Classical abbreviations for authors and their works. Antiphon, in roman catholic liturgical music, chant melody and text sung before and after a psalm verse, originally by alternating choirs antiphonal singing. By this pointed t allusion he hopes to prejudge the stepmothers liability. In the spring of 411 peisander arrived in athens from the army at samos with the news that alcibiades would secure the support of persia against sparta on condition that the popular government was suppressed.