ISBN: 9781108479974

Xenophon of Athens (c. 430–354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lace… Mehr…

Xenophon of Athens (c. 430–354 BCE) 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. Trade Books>Hardcover>Classics>Coll Classics>Coll Classics, Cambridge University Press Core >2<

2021, ISBN: 9781108479974

A Socratic on Sparta, Buch, Hardcover, Xenophon of Athens (c. 430?354 BCE) has long been considered an uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King Agesilaus and eulogi… Mehr…

A Socratic on Sparta, Buch, Hardcover, Xenophon of Athens (c. 430?354 BCE) 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. [PU: Cambridge University Press], Seiten: 380, Cambridge University Press, 2021<

2021, ISBN: 1108479979

[EAN: 9781108479974], Neubuch, [SC: 13.85], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Druck auf Anfrage Neuware -Re-evaluates Xenophon's supposed admiration of Sparta and argues that his work, th… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781108479974], Neubuch, [SC: 13.85], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Druck auf Anfrage Neuware -Re-evaluates Xenophon's supposed admiration of Sparta and argues that his work, the Lacedaimonion Politeia, is a critical and philosophical examination of Spartan socio-cultural practices driven by his Socratic ideas. Also demonstrates remarkable points of convergence with his fellow Socratic Plato, as well as connections with Isocrates too. 400 pp. Englisch, Books<

2021, ISBN: 9781108479974

A Socratic on Sparta, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Cambridge University Press], Cambridge University Press, 2021

2021, ISBN: 1108479979

Gebundene Ausgabe, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Cambridge University Press]