Xenophon's Anabasis, or the Expedition of Cyrus

Zusatztext In this stimulating volume Michael Flower provides a comprehensive approach to Xenophon's Anabasis that greatly enhances our understanding of its narrative art and historical reliability. It is by far the most intelligent and thoughtful analysis of the Anabasis now available. ... Flower gives us the basics, but he also airs the controversies and makes illuminating suggestions about them for even the most expert among us. There is a strong streak of originality in his analysis, which sets off his detailed knowledge of the scholarship of others. Informationen zum Autor Michael A. Flower is a Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Classics at Princeton University. Klappentext Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus, is one of the most famous survival stories ever written and the most important autobiographical work to have survived from ancient Greece. This book places the Anabasis in its historical and literary context and opens up for the reader different ways of interpreting its major themes. Zusammenfassung Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus, is one of the most famous survival stories ever written and the most important autobiographical work to have survived from ancient Greece. This book places the Anabasis in its historical and literary context and opens up for the reader different ways of interpreting its major themes.

Product details

• Authors: Michael A. Flower, Flower Michael A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.07.2012
• EAN: 9780195188677
• ISBN: 978-0-19-518867-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature; Oxford Approaches to Classical
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval