Xenophon''s Prince - Republic and Empire in the Cyropaedia

"This study of an insufficiently appreciated classic brings out—as no earlier treatment known to me—the complex unity of the work. Nadon's many shrewd political observations and remarks, to which he is guided by the author's own indications, establish beyond question the subtlety and depth of Xenophon's political understanding. And the attention that Nadon pays to the transpolitical aspects of the work helps to introduce readers to the amazing resourcefulness of an author who, in versatility and gracefulness, was second to none of his great contemporaries."—Christopher Bruell, Professor of Political Science at Boston College, and author of On the Socratic Education: An Introduction to the Shorter Platonic Dialogues

About the author

Christopher Nadon is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Trinity College in Hartford.

Summary

For over two millennia, the "Cyropaedia", an imaginative biography of the Persian king Cyrus the Great, was Xenophon's most popular work. This study examines the work, demonstrating its overall coherence and unity and focusing, in particular, on the notoriously difficult ending.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Nadon, Nadon Christopher
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.2001
• EAN: 9780520224049
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22404-9
• No. of pages: 211
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Asian History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Persian Empire, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form