The Cambridge companion to Xenophon Flower, Michael A. editor. text bibliography Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. enk 2017 2017 monographic eng print xx, 520 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. "This Companion, the first dedicated to the philosopher and historian Xenophon of Athens, gives readers a sense of why he has held such a prominent place in literary and political culture from antiquity to the present and has been a favourite author of individuals as diverse as Machiavelli, Thomas Jefferson, and Leo Tolstoy. It also sets out the major problems and issues that are at stake in the study of his writings, while simultaneously pointing the way forward to newer methodologies, issues, and questions. Although Xenophon's historical, philosophical, and technical works are usually studied in isolation because they belong to different modern genres, the emphasis here is on themes that cut across his large and varied body of writings. This volume is accessible to students and general readers, including those previously unfamiliar with Xenophon, and will also be of interest to scholars in various fields"-- Introduction / Michael A. Flower -- Part I. Contexts: 1. Xenophon and his times / John W. I. Lee ; 2. Xenophon and Greek philosophy / Louis-André Dorion ; 3. Xenophon and Greek political thought / Sarah Brown Ferrario ; 4. Xenophon's place in fourth-century Greek historiography / Nino Luraghi -- Part II. Individual Works: 5. Xenophon's Anabasis and Hellenica / John Marincola ; 6. Xenophon's Apology and Memorabilia / David M. Johnson ; 7. Xenophon's Symposium / Gabriel Danzig ; 8. Xenophon's Oeconomicus / Fiona Hobden ; 9. Xenophon's Cyropaedia: tentative answers to an enigma / Melina Tamiolaki ; 10. Xenophon: the small works / John Dillery -- Part III. Techniques: 11. Xenophon's language and expression / Vivienne Gray ; 12. Xenophon's authorial voice / Christopher Pelling ; 13. Xenophon's narrative style / Tim Rood ; 14. The character and function of speeches in Xenophon / Emily Baragwanath -- Part IV. Major Subjects: 15. Xenophon as a historian / Michael A. Flower ; 16. Xenophon on leadership / Richard Fernando Buxton ; 17. Xenophon and Athens / Christopher Tuplin ; 18. Xenophon on Persia / Kostas Vlassopoulos ; 19. Xenophon's views on Sparta / Paul Christesen -- Part V. Reception and Influence: 20. Xenophon's influence in Imperial Greece Ewen Bowie ; 21. Xenophon and the instruction of princes / Noreen Humble ; 22. Xenophon's changing fortunes in the modern world / Tim Rood -- Epilogue: Xenophon: magician and friend / Edith Hall -- Important dates in the life of Xenophon. edited by Michael A. Flower. Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-494) and index. e-gr--- Xenophon Criticism and interpretation Xenophon Xenophon Xenophon Greece History To 146 B.C Historiography Historiography Greece Historiography Historiography To 146 B.C. fast PA4497 .C434 2017 938/.007202 Cambridge companions to literature 9781107050068 1107050065 9781107652156 1107652154 2016036442 DLC 160907 20170428153025.0 in00003861217 eng