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Beschreibung
Athens 332BC - an unhappy city under the rule of the Macedonian 'barbarian' Alexander the Great. In the midst of this unrest Boutades an eminent citizen is found brutally murdered. Suspicion falls heavily on young Philemon and by Athenian law his cousin Stephanos is elected to defend his name in court. In desperation Stephanos seeks assistance from Aristotle his former mentor - and Aristotle turns Detective. The young inexperienced boy and the great philosopher form a classically uneven partnership. Their efforts culminate in the gripping trial scene when Stephanos uses all the powers of rhetoric and oratory instilled in him by Aristotle to clear his family's name of this bloody murder-
Athens 332BC - an unhappy city under the rule of the Macedonian 'barbarian' Alexander the Great. In the midst of this unrest Boutades an eminent citizen is found brutally murdered. Suspicion falls heavily on young Philemon and by Athenian law his cousin Stephanos is elected to defend his name in court. In desperation Stephanos seeks assistance from Aristotle his former mentor - and Aristotle turns Detective. The young inexperienced boy and the great philosopher form a classically uneven partnership. Their efforts culminate in the gripping trial scene when Stephanos uses all the powers of rhetoric and oratory instilled in him by Aristotle to clear his family's name of this bloody murder-
Über den Autor
Margaret Doody is a professor of literature at the University of Notre Dame. She is also the author of The True Story of the Novel and is currently working on a new 'Aristotle' novel.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780099436133
ISBN-10: 0099436132
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Doody, Margaret
Hersteller: Arrow
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 178 x 110 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Margaret Doody
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.05.2002
Gewicht: 0,352 kg
Artikel-ID: 134473429