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Xenophon on Government

Hardback

Main Details

Title Xenophon on Government
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Xenophon
Edited by Vivienne J. Gray
SeriesCambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:242
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
ISBN/Barcode 9780521581547
ClassificationsDewey:888.0108
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 17 May 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Xenophon of Athens was a pupil of Socrates and a philosopher in his own right. He wrote two of the texts included in this volume, the Hiero (On Tyranny) and the Constitution of the Spartans. The third, the Constitution of the Athenians, is found under Xenophon's name alongside the other two in the manuscripts. The works represent three distinct types of government (the rule of one man in tyranny and kingship, the rule of law in the mixed constitution of the Spartans, and the rule of the masses in the Athenian democracy), but there are common features throughout. This volume presents an introduction discussing Xenophon's views on government in the context of his general political thought, drawing particularly on his Socratic work Memorabilia, and a commentary on the Greek text of each work aimed primarily at advanced undergraduates and graduate students.

Author Biography

Vivienne Gray is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Auckland. She is the author of The Framing of Socrates (1988) and The Character of Xenophon's Hellenica (1989).

Reviews

'[Gray] has worked for decades on Xenophon and she is, without doubt, fully in command of her material. Her commentary provides the reader with sound philological and philosophical analysis, laudably also paying attention to such unfashionable matters as particles and tone.' Journal of Hellenic Studies