Xenophon: Ethical Principles and Historical Enquiry

The fourth century author Xenophon -- historian, philosopher, man of action - produced an output notable for diversity of content and consistency of moral outlook. This book explores some of the ethical and historical dimensions of this oeuvre.

About the author

Fiona Hobden is Senior Lecturer in Greek Culture at the University of Liverpool. She is the author of The Symposion in Ancient Greek Society and Thought (forthcoming), and also works on aspects of Athenian culture and on Classical Reception.

Christopher Tuplin is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Liverpool. He has published extensively in the fields of Classical Greek history and Achaemenid Studies, with a special interest in both cases in the work of Xenophon.

Contributors: Emily Baragwanath, Shane Brennan, Gabriel Danzig, Louis-André Dorion, Sarah Ferrario, Thomas Figueira, Dustin Gish, Rosie Harman, Lisa Hau, John Henderson, Noreen Humble, Joseph Jansen, David Johnson, Louis L'Allier, Ellen Millender, Pierre Pontier, Timothy Rood, Guido Schepens, Stefan Schorn, Philip Stadter, Michael Stokes, Melina Tamiolaki, Robin Waterfield

Product details

• Assisted by: Fiona Hobden (Editor), Christopher Tuplin (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.08.2012
• EAN: 9789004224377
• ISBN: 978-90-04-22437-7
• No. of pages: 804
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 244 mm x 46 mm
• Weight: 1320 g
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity