The Shorter Writings / Xenophon; Gregory A. McBrayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xenophon, Author.

Contributor:

McBrayer, Gregory A., Editor.

Series:

Agora editions (Cornell University Press)

Agora Editions

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. English. (McBrayer)

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Xenophon--Translations into English.

History.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (413 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English and Greek, Ancient (to 1453).

Summary:

This book contains new, annotated, and literal yet accessible translations of Xenophon's eight shorter writings, accompanied by interpretive essays that reveal these works to be masterful achievements by a serious thinker of the first rank who raises important moral, political, and philosophical questions. Five of these shorter writings are unmistakably devoted to political matters. The Agesilaos is a eulogy of a Spartan king, and the Hiero, or the Skilled Tyrant recounts a searching dialogue between a poet and a tyrant. The Regime of the Lacedaemonians presents itself as a laudatory examination of what turns out to be an oligarchic regime of a certain type, while The Regime of the Athenians offers an unflattering picture of a democratic regime. Ways and Means, or On Revenues offers suggestions on how to improve the political economy of Athens' troubled democracy. The other three works included here-The Skilled Cavalry Commander, On Horsemanship, and The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs-treat skills deemed appropriate for soldiers and leaders, touching on matters of political importance, especially in regard to war. By bringing together Xenophon's shorter writings, this volume aims to help those interested in Xenophon to better understand the core of his thought, political as well as philosophical. Interpretive essays by: Wayne Ambler, Robert C. Bartlett, Amy L. Bonnette, Susan D. Collins, Michael Ehrmantraut, David Levy, Gregory A. McBrayer, Abram N. Shulsky.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Editor's Introduction / McBrayer, Gregory A.

Chapter 1. Hiero, or The Skilled Tyrant

An Introduction to the Hiero / Levy, David

Chapter 2. Agesilaus

An Introduction to the Agesilaus 79 / Bartlett, Robert C.

Chapter 3. Regime of the Lacedaemonians

An Introduction to the Regime of the Lacedaemonians / Collins, Susan D.

Chapter 4. Regime of the Athenians

An Introduction to the Regime of the Athenians / McBrayer, Gregory A.

Chapter 5. Ways and Means, or On Revenues

An Introduction to the Ways and Means 189 / Shulsky, Abram N.

Chapter 6. The Skilled Cavalry Commander

An Introduction to The Skilled Cavalry Commander / Ambler, Wayne

Chapter 7 On Horsemanship

An Introduction to On Horsemanship / Bonnette, Amy L.

Chapter 8. The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs

An Introduction to The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs / Ehrmantraut, Michael

Notes

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

9781501718502

1501718509

9781501718519

1501718517

OCLC:

1003267824