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[[wikipedia:Aeschines|Aeschines]] (389 –314 BCE) was a Greek statesman, orator, and bitter political opponent of Demosthenes. He was raised in humble circumstances and worked as an actor before becoming a member of the embassies to Philip II. He eventually provoked Philip II to establish Macedonian control over central Greece. Unlike Demosthenes, Aeschines was a proponent of Macedonian expansion. The two orators collided when Aeschines brought suit against a certain Ctesiphon for proposing the award of a crown to Demosthenes in recognition of his services to Athens. Aeschines suffered a resounding defeat in the trial and subsequently left Athens for [[wikipedia:Rhodes|Rhodes]] where he taught rhetoric.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', s.v. "[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/7407/Aeschines Aeschines]," accessed November 14, 2013.</ref> | [[wikipedia:Aeschines|Aeschines]] (389 –314 BCE) was a Greek statesman, orator, and bitter political opponent of Demosthenes. He was raised in humble circumstances and worked as an actor before becoming a member of the embassies to Philip II. He eventually provoked Philip II to establish Macedonian control over central Greece. Unlike Demosthenes, Aeschines was a proponent of Macedonian expansion. The two orators collided when Aeschines brought suit against a certain Ctesiphon for proposing the award of a crown to Demosthenes in recognition of his services to Athens. Aeschines suffered a resounding defeat in the trial and subsequently left Athens for [[wikipedia:Rhodes|Rhodes]] where he taught rhetoric.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', s.v. "[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/7407/Aeschines Aeschines]," accessed November 14, 2013.</ref> | ||
| − | In 1572, the German historian and classical scholar, [[wikipedia:Hieronymus Wolf|Hieronymus Wolf]] (1516 – 1580), published | + | In 1572, the German historian and classical scholar, [[wikipedia:Hieronymus Wolf|Hieronymus Wolf]] (1516 – 1580), published this edition of Demosthenes' and Aeschines' speeches, in parallel Greek and Latin text, with commentary and ancient and modern notes.<ref>Demosthenis Et Aeschinis Principum Græciæ Oratorum Opera (Basel: Ex officina Heruagiana, per Evsebivm Episcopium, 1572).</ref> These notes included [[wikipedia:Guillaume Budé|Guillaume Budé's]] commentaries on Greek, first published in 1529.<ref>Commentarii Linguae Graecae (Paris: Venundantur Iodoco Badio Ascensio, 1529).</ref> Wolf's edition was reprinted in 1604, 1607, and 1642, and remained the most important edition of Demosthenes until the 19th century.<ref>Charles Darwin Adams [https://books.google.com/books?id=_sgyAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA134 ''Demosthenes and His Influence,''] vol. 5 (New York: Longmans, Green, 1927) 134-135, 146.</ref> |
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
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| + | In 1795, George Wythe directed a young Henry Clay, to add some references to Greek classics to the end pages of several copies of Wythe's published reports: ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery]].'' Of this task, Clay later reflected: | ||
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| + | When I first knew [Chancellor Wythe], his right hand had become so affected with the rheumatism or gout, that it was with difficulty he could write his own name. Owing to that cause he engaged me to act as his amanuensis, and I attended him frequently, though not every day, to serve him in that capacity for several years. Upon his dictation, I wrote, I believe, all the reports of cases which it is now proposed to re-publish. I remember that it cost me a great deal of labor, not understanding a single Greek character, to write some citations from Greek authors, which he wished inserted in copies of his reports sent to Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Samuel Adams, of Boston, and to one or two other persons.<ref>Although Wythe corresponded with Samuel Adams ([[Wythe to Samuel Adams, 1 August 1778,]], Clay may be confusing him with John Adams, with whom Wythe shared a quote from Homer's ''Odyssey'' in Greek: [[Wythe to Adams, 5 December 1783]].</ref> I copied them by imitating each character as I found them in the original works.<ref>William Maxwell, ed., "Letter from Hon. Henry Clay to B.B. Minor, Esq.," Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Companion 5, no. 3 (July 1852), 162-167. Republished in ''Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court Chancery, with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions,'' by George Wythe, ed. B.B. Minor (Richmond, VA: J.W. Randolph, 1852), xi-xxxx.</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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by Demosthenes and Aeschines
| Demosthenis et Aeschinis Opera | ||
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| Author | Demosthenes, Aeschines | |
| Editor | Hieronymus Wolf | |
| Edition | Precise edition unknown | |
| Language | Greek, Latin | |
| Desc. | Folio | |
Demosthenes (384 – 322 BCE) was a prominent statesman and orator in Ancient Greece. He developed his skills as an orator by studying speeches given by earlier great orators.[1] He transferred his talents as an orator and writer into a successful professional speech-writing career. During his time as a speech-writer Demosthenes developed an interest in politics; he went on to devote most of his career to opposing Macedonia's expansion. He spoke out against both Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. Demosthenes played a leading role in his city's uprising against Alexander. The revolt was met with harsh reprisals and Demosthenes took his own life to prevent being arrested. Demosthenes' oratory works were highly influential during the Middle Ages and Renaissance,[2] and inspired the authors of the Federalist Papers and the major orators of the French Revolution.[3]
Aeschines (389 –314 BCE) was a Greek statesman, orator, and bitter political opponent of Demosthenes. He was raised in humble circumstances and worked as an actor before becoming a member of the embassies to Philip II. He eventually provoked Philip II to establish Macedonian control over central Greece. Unlike Demosthenes, Aeschines was a proponent of Macedonian expansion. The two orators collided when Aeschines brought suit against a certain Ctesiphon for proposing the award of a crown to Demosthenes in recognition of his services to Athens. Aeschines suffered a resounding defeat in the trial and subsequently left Athens for Rhodes where he taught rhetoric.[4]
In 1572, the German historian and classical scholar, Hieronymus Wolf (1516 – 1580), published this edition of Demosthenes' and Aeschines' speeches, in parallel Greek and Latin text, with commentary and ancient and modern notes.[5] These notes included Guillaume Budé's commentaries on Greek, first published in 1529.[6] Wolf's edition was reprinted in 1604, 1607, and 1642, and remained the most important edition of Demosthenes until the 19th century.[7]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
In 1795, George Wythe directed a young Henry Clay, to add some references to Greek classics to the end pages of several copies of Wythe's published reports: Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court of Chancery. Of this task, Clay later reflected:
When I first knew [Chancellor Wythe], his right hand had become so affected with the rheumatism or gout, that it was with difficulty he could write his own name. Owing to that cause he engaged me to act as his amanuensis, and I attended him frequently, though not every day, to serve him in that capacity for several years. Upon his dictation, I wrote, I believe, all the reports of cases which it is now proposed to re-publish. I remember that it cost me a great deal of labor, not understanding a single Greek character, to write some citations from Greek authors, which he wished inserted in copies of his reports sent to Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Samuel Adams, of Boston, and to one or two other persons.[8] I copied them by imitating each character as I found them in the original works.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Ian Worthington, Demosthenes: Statesman and Orator (London: Routledge, 2000), 240.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s.v. "Demosthenes," accessed October 24, 2013.
- ↑ Konstantinos Tsatsos, "XV" in Demosthenes (Athens: Estia, 1975), 352.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s.v. "Aeschines," accessed November 14, 2013.
- ↑ Demosthenis Et Aeschinis Principum Græciæ Oratorum Opera (Basel: Ex officina Heruagiana, per Evsebivm Episcopium, 1572).
- ↑ Commentarii Linguae Graecae (Paris: Venundantur Iodoco Badio Ascensio, 1529).
- ↑ Charles Darwin Adams Demosthenes and His Influence, vol. 5 (New York: Longmans, Green, 1927) 134-135, 146.
- ↑ Although Wythe corresponded with Samuel Adams (Wythe to Samuel Adams, 1 August 1778,, Clay may be confusing him with John Adams, with whom Wythe shared a quote from Homer's Odyssey in Greek: Wythe to Adams, 5 December 1783.
- ↑ William Maxwell, ed., "Letter from Hon. Henry Clay to B.B. Minor, Esq.," Virginia Historical Register, and Literary Companion 5, no. 3 (July 1852), 162-167. Republished in Decisions of Cases in Virginia, by the High Court Chancery, with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions, by George Wythe, ed. B.B. Minor (Richmond, VA: J.W. Randolph, 1852), xi-xxxx.
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