Description

This book is a literary study of the Cyropaedia, Xenophon's fictional account of Cyrus the Great and the founding of his empire. The Cyropaedia is a complex blend of various literary forms, and this book examines several of its literary genres. General discussions of the works of Xenophon's predecessors and contemporaries, in particular Herodotus, Plato, and Ctesias, are combined with a detailed commentary on select passages.

Reviews

"Gera's exploration of the Cyropaedia provides a different and richly documented mode of reading Xenophon's most ambitious work."--The Classical Review

"Thought provoking!!"--Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"Gera's study successfully illuminates this neglected work, and the appraisal of the Socratic element, the treatment of symposia literature, and of rights and laws are particularly rewarding and accessible to students as well."--Ancient History Bulletin

Product Details

368 pages; ISBN13: 978-0-19-814477-9ISBN10: 0-19-814477-6

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