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<big>''Demetriou Phalēreōs Peri Hermēneias = Demetrii Phalerei De Elocutione, Sive Dictione Rhetoriae, in cac Editione, Contextus Graecus ex Optimis Exemplaribus Emendatur, Versio Latina Passim ab Erroribus Repurgatur; & Loca À Demetris Laudata, Quae Hactenus Graecè Tantum Extabant, Nunc Primùm Latinitate Donantur''</big>
===by Demetrius===
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius_of_Phalerum Demetrius of Phalerum] (350–280 BCE) was an ancient Greek orator and writer. He rose from relative obscurity and humble beginnings to become one of the most prolific and well-known ancient Greek writers. Demetrius was born into a family which had no rank or property,<ref>Claudius Aelian, ''Varia Historia'', Mervin R. Dilts ed. (Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1974), 43.</ref> but there is evidence that he was educated in the school of Theophrastus.<ref>William W. Fortenbaugh, Pamela M. Huby, and A. A. Long, "Theophrastus and the Theory of Style" in ''Theophrastus of Eresus: On His Life and Work'' (New Brunswick, U.S.A.: Transaction Books, 1985), 251.</ref> At the age of twenty-five he began his public career where he soon acquired a great reputation based on the talent he displayed in public speaking.   Demetrius was eventually placed at the head of the administration of Athens.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', s. v. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/157050/Demetrius-of-Phaleron "Demetrius Of Phaleron"], accessed October 24, 2013.</ref> He maintained this position for ten years during which time he instituted extensive legal reforms.<ref>Ibid.</ref> He was very popular during his time in Athens, but was criticized by the lower class of Athenians who resented the limitations he put on democracy.<ref>Peter Green, ''Alexander to Actium: the Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990), 36.</ref><br />
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Athens was captured in 307 BCE and Demetrius, at age forty-three, was forced to flee the city.<ref>Demetr. Plutarch, ''Dionysius of Halicarnassus'' (New York: Garland Pub., 1987), 3.</ref> Following his flight, his enemies convinced the people of Athens to pass the death sentence upon him.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', s. v. "Demetrius Of Phaleron."</ref> Demetrius traveled to the court of Ptolemy I at Alexandria where he devoted himself to his literary pursuits.3<ref>Ibid.</ref> A vast majority of his literary works were written during his time in Egypt.<ref>Ibid.</ref> His works covered a wide range of topics such as history, philosophy, politics, and poetry.<ref>Ibid.</ref>

==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Demetrius Phalereus de elocutione. Gr. Lat. Foulis. 8vo.'' and kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Jefferson later sold a copy to the Library of Congress.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 5:18 [no.4654].</ref> A copy of the 1743, Foulis edition at the Library of Congress is associated with Jefferson, but has no definitive Jefferson or Wythe markings. It does include manuscript notes in Greek. Both the [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file.</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on April 28, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing suggest that this copy may be the one which once belonged to George Wythe. The Wolf Law Library purchase a copy of the 1743 edition. 

==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
Bound in contemporary calf, rebacked with original gilt-lettered morocco label. Includes the bookplate of L.A. Burd and the initials "K.S."<br />
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View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3757398 William & Mary's online catalog].
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