Xenophon - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0199216177 ISBN 13: 9780199216178

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2010

Riassunto

Xenophon's many and varied works represent a major source of information about the ancient Greek world: for example, about culture, politics, social life and history in the fourth century BC, Socrates, horses and hunting with dogs, the Athenian economy, and Sparta. However, there has been controversy about how his works should be read. This selection of significant modern critical essays will introduce readers to the wide range of his writing, the debates it has inspired, and the interpretative methodologies that have been used. A specially written Introduction by Vivienne J. Gray offers a survey of Xenophon's works, an account of his life with respect to them, a brief discussion of modern readings, reference to modern scholarship since the original publication of the articles, and a critical summary of their content. Several articles have been translated for the first time from French and German, and all quotations have been translated into English.

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Recensione:

[a] fine selection of essays ... offer[s] further insight into his literary skills as well as a good sense of the cultural interest of Xenophon as a historical figure in his own right (Tim Rood, Times Literary Supplement)

L'autore:

Vivienne J. Gray is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Auckland.

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• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0199216177
• ISBN 13: 9780199216178
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 624
• Redattore: Gray Vivienne J.