Plutarch - Demosthenes and Cicero

Description:

Lintott provides a detailed introduction which discusses the background and context of the lives of Demosthenes and Cicero, essential information about the author and the periods in which these two orators lived, and the philosophy which underlies Plutarch's presentation of the two personalities, as well as the English translation of both works.

subjects: Orators,  Plutarch,  Cicero, marcus tullius,  Demosthenes,  Biography as a literary form,  Rome, biography,  Great britain, history, military,  Statesmen,  Biography