Xenophon's other voice : irony as social criticism in the 4th century BCE / Yun Lee Too.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Too, Yun Lee, author.

Contributor:

Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Series:

Bloomsbury classical studies monographs

Bloomsbury Classical Studies Monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Xenophon.

Irony in literature.

Xenophon--Criticism and interpretation.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vi, 255 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

"This volume explores irony - in its essence, saying other than one actually means - in the collected works of Xenophon. Xenophon's Other Voice argues that there are two voices in the author: one ostensible at the level of the literal text, which is available to everyone, while the sub-title designates the other voice, which is less obvious to the reader and indeed, an ironic one. It presents a unified view of the author's entire corpus and argues that the function of Xenophontic irony is to offer critiques of the societies in which he finds himself. Rejecting both non-ironic and Straussian interpretations of Xenophon's writings, Yun Lee Too offers a wholly original perspective on the contemporary debate of how he should be read, which is underpinned by a series of incisive readings of the individual works. Beginning with Xenophon's representation of an ironic Socrates, who condemns the contemporary city and its more prominent citizens, the book moves on to consider how the author develops his own approach to irony. He deploys irony to criticize aspects of Athenian society, such as its understanding of wealth, its armed forces and sophistic education. The book then turns to his treatment of other Hellenic societies, including the Spartan city-state and laws, kingship in Syracuse and war amongst the Greek states. It finally considers Persia, covering Xenophon's depiction of Cyrus the Great and the expedition with Cyrus the Younger"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Socrates on Athens

1. Xenophon's Apology: The Death of Socratic Irony; the Birth of Xenophontic Irony

2. The Memorabilia: Remembering Truth and Lies about Socrates

3. Partying Life (Away) in Xenophons Symposium

4. The Economies of Pedagogy in the Oeconomicus: Xenophon's Wifely Didactics

pt. Two Xenophon on Athens

5. The Critique of the Sophists in On Hunting

6. Xenophon on Equine Culture

7. Xenophon's Poroi or `Ways and Means'?

pt. Three The Rest of Greece

8. Why Xenophon's Hiero Is not a Socratic Dialogue

9. Spartan Disappointments

10. The Hellenica and the Irony of War

pt. Four Persia

11. Xenophon's Cyropaedia: Disfiguring the Pedagogical State

12. Coming Home? The Anabasis as Community.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Too, Yun Lee. Xenophon's other voice

ISBN:

9781350250529

135025052X

OCLC:

1243306174

Publisher Number:

99988796666