Isocrates - Isocrates v436-v338
Vol. 3: with an English translation by La Rue van Hook
Includes bibliography and index
The importance of Isocrates (436-338 BCE) for the study of Greek civilization of the fourth century BCE is indisputable. Twenty-one discourses by Isocrates survive; these include political essays, treatises on education and on ethics, and speeches for legal cases. Nine letters, more on public than private matters, are also extant