Menander Rhetor. A Commentary

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
Preface......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Abbreviations......Page 9
Epideictic Practice and Theory......Page 11
Authorship and Date......Page 34
The Manuscripts......Page 40
The Order of Chapters in Treatise II......Page 44
Sigla......Page 47
Text and Translation......Page 49
Book I......Page 51
Hymns to the Gods......Page 55
Cletic Hymns......Page 57
Scientific Hymns......Page 61
Mythical Hymns......Page 63
Genealogical Hymns......Page 67
Fictitious Hymns......Page 69
Deprecatory and precatory Hymns......Page 73
How to Praise a Country......Page 77
How to Praise a City......Page 81
(How to Praise Harbours)......Page 91
(How to Praise a Citadel)......Page 93
How to Praise a City under the Head of Origin......Page 95
Book III (How to Praise Cities for Accomplishments)......Page 107
I-II The Imperial Oration (Basilikos Logos)......Page 125
III The Speech of Arrival (Epibaterios)......Page 143
IV. The Talk (Lalia)......Page 163
V. The Propemptic Talk......Page 175
VI. The Epithalamium......Page 183
VII. The Bedroom Speech (Kateunastikos)......Page 195
VIII. The Birthday Speech (Genethliakos)......Page 207
IX. The Consolatory Speech (Paramuthetikos)......Page 209
X. The Address (Prosphonetikos)......Page 213
XI. The Funeral Speech (Epitaphos)......Page 219
XII. The Crown Speech (Stephanotikos)......Page 227
XIII. The Ambassador\'s Speech (Presbeutikos)......Page 229
XIV. The Speech of Invitation (Kletikos)......Page 231
XV. The Leavetaking (Syntaktikos)......Page 243
XVI. The Monody (Monodia)......Page 249
XVII. The Sminthiac Oration (Sminthiakos)......Page 255
Treatise I......Page 274
Treatise II......Page 319
I. Panegyrics......Page 410
II. Procedure for Marriage Speeches......Page 413
III. Procedure for Birthday Speeches......Page 416
IV. Procedure for the Bridal-Chamber Speech (Epithalamios)......Page 418
V. Procedure for Addresses (Prosphonematikoi)......Page 419
VI. Procedure for Funeral Speeches (Epitaphioi)......Page 421
VII. Exhortation to Athletes......Page 425
Addenda......Page 431
Index of Greek Words......Page 433
Index of Proper Names......Page 435
General Index......Page 439