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The four private speeches contained in this collection were functional artefacts whose object was to persuade a jury numbered in hundreds by manipulating both the facts of the case and the prejudices, beliefs and attitudes of the Athenian man-in-the-street. A commentary sheds light on their effectiveness.Demosthenes is the author of 'Selected Private Speeches - Demosthenes - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780521239608 and ISBN 0521239605.
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