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Gorgias: Encomium of Helen

by Gorgias of Leontini · 1982

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The Encomium of Helenis thought to have been the demonstration piece of the Ancient Greek sophist, Presocratic philosopher and rhetorician, Gorgias. In this edition Malcolm MacDowell provides a useful introduction, the Greek text, his own English translation, and commentary.

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