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Bloomsbury Academic Xenophon (Ancients in Action)

Name: Xenophon (Ancients in Action)
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Product Description This book offers a concise introduction to Xenophon, the Athenian historian, political thinker, moral philosopher and literary innovator who was also a pupil of Socrates, a military general on campaign in Persia, and an exile in residence in the Peloponnese during the late fifth and fourth centuries BC. Alive during one of the most turbulent periods in Greek history, Xenophon wrote extensively about the past and present. In doing so he not only invented several new genres, but also developed pointed political analyses and probing moral critiques. It is the purpose of this book to explore Xenophons life, writing and ideas and their reception through thematic studies that draw upon the full range of his work. Starting with Xenophons approach to the past and to Socrates, the book demonstrates how the depiction of events and people from previous times and places are inflected with contemporary concerns about political instability and the challenges of leadership, as well as by a Socratic perspective on politics and morality. The following in-depth examination of Xenophons theories concerning political organization and the bases for a good life highlight the interconnectivity of Xenophons ideas about how to live together and how to live well. Although Xenophon addresses conceptual issues, his writings provide a practical response to real-life problems. Finally, an evaluation of Xenophons significance as an inspiration to later writers in their creative interrogations of human affairs brings the investigations to a close. This book thus illuminates Xenophons importance within the vibrant intellectual culture of ancient Greece as an active participant in and evaluator of his world and his impact over time. Review It is good to see Xenophon being treated seriously by classicists; he certainly deserves to be rescued from his narrow slot as a repository of ‘easy’ Greek for students just before and after GCSE. This book should be widely known and used. ― Classics for All About the Author Fiona Hobden is Senior Lecturer in Greek Culture at the University of Liverpool, UK. Xenophon has been an abiding presence in her teaching and research, including The Symposion in Ancient Greek Society and Thought (2013) and her co-edited volume Xenophon: Ethical Principles and Historical Enquiry (2012).

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Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1474298486
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Philosophy
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 12 November 2020
Listed Since: 29 January 2020

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