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Synopsis. Publication History. Performances. Critical reception. Notes. References. The Antiphon (1958) is a three-act verse tragedy by Djuna Barnes. Set in England in 1939 after the beginning of World War Two, the drama presents the Hobbs family reunion in the family's ancestral home, Burley Hall.
- Djuna Barnes
- 1958
- 1958
- Faber and Faber
Antiphon of Rhamnus (/ ˈ æ n t ɪ f ɒ n,-ən /; Greek: Ἀντιφῶν ὁ Ῥαμνούσιος; 480–411 BC) was the earliest of the ten Attic orators, and an important figure in fifth-century Athenian political and intellectual life.
c. 480—411 bc, Athens. Flourished: c.480 BCE - 411 BCE. Antiphon (flourished c. 480—411 bc, Athens) was an orator and statesman, the earliest Athenian known to have taken up rhetoric as a profession. He was a logographos; i.e., a writer of speeches for other men to deliver in their defense in court, a function that was particularly useful ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
An antiphon (Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" and φωνή "voice") is a short chant in Christian ritual, sung as a refrain. The texts of antiphons are usually taken from the Psalms or Scripture, but may also be freely composed.
Overview. Antiphon. (c. 480—411 bc) Quick Reference. ( c. 480–411 bc), of the deme of Rhamnus, the first Attic orator whose works were preserved. From a prominent family, he participated in the intellectual movement inspired by the sophists, taking a particular interest in law and rhetoric; he reportedly taught Thucydides (2).
Antiphon (ca. 480-411) Antiphon was a professional speechwriter who was active at Athens in the last quarter of the fifth century B.C. Six of his forensic speeches and numerous fragments of others survive. Three of the surviving speeches were probably delivered in actual homicide cases.
5 de mar. de 2002 · Antífon ou Antifonte foi mestre de eloquência e logógrafo [1] durante as últimas décadas do século -V. Alguns eruditos acreditam que Antífon, o orador, e Antífon, o sofista, eram uma só pessoa. Até o momento, porém, a questão continua controvertida.
