Xenophon of Athens a Socratic on Sparta
Part 1. Xenophon and his literary project -- The Lacedaimoniôn politeia: theories, problems and assumptions -- Part II. Reading Lacedaimoniôn politeia 1-4 -- Reading Lacedaimoniôn Politeia 5-10 -- Reading Lacedaimoniôn Politeia 11-15 -- Part III. The place of the Lacedaimoniôn Politeia within Xenoph...
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Cambridge, New York, Port Melbourne, New Delhi$aSingapore
Cambridge University Press
2022
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Part 1. Xenophon and his literary project -- The Lacedaimoniôn politeia: theories, problems and assumptions -- Part II. Reading Lacedaimoniôn politeia 1-4 -- Reading Lacedaimoniôn Politeia 5-10 -- Reading Lacedaimoniôn Politeia 11-15 -- Part III. The place of the Lacedaimoniôn Politeia within Xenophon's literary project -- Xenophon, Plato and Isocrates -- Conclusion. -- Appendix: text and translation of the Lacedaimoniôn Politeia. "Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-354 BC) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimoniôn Politeia. By examining his own self-descriptions - especially where he portrays himself as conversing with Socrates and falling short in his appreciation of Socrates' advice - this book finds in Xenophon's overall writing project a Socratic response to his exile and situates his writings about Sparta within this framework. It presents a detailed reading of the Lacedaimoniôn Politeia as a critical and philosophical examination of Spartan socio-cultural practices. Evidence from his own Hellenica, Anabasis and Agesilaus is shown to confirm Xenophon's analysis of the weaknesses in the Spartan system, and that he is not enamoured of Agesilaus. Finally, a comparison with contemporary Athenian responses to Sparta shows remarkable points of convergence with his fellow Socratic Plato, as well as connections with Isocrates too.-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxx, 368 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781108479974 978-1-108-47997-4 9781108810470 978-1-108-81047-0 |