XENOPHON AND THE HISTORY OF HIS TIMES

Dillery, John

ISBN 10: 041509139X / ISBN 13: 9780415091398

Published by Routledge, 1995

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Corners a bit rounded. Some pencilling. Dustjacket has minor edgewear with 1 tiny tear.; 1.26 x 8.43 x 5.67 Inches; 352 pages; With an examination into Xenophon's longer historical works, the "Hellenica" and the "Anabasis", Dillery considers how far these texts reflect the Greek intellectual world of the fourth and fifth centuries B. C. , rather than focusing on the traditional question of how accurate they are as histories. Through the analysis of the complete corpus of Xenophon's work and the writings of his contemporaries, Xenophon is shown to be very much a man of his times, concerned with topical issues ranging from panhellenism and utopia to how far the gods controlled human history.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: XENOPHON AND THE HISTORY OF HIS TIMES
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041509139X
• ISBN 13: 9780415091398
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.23 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Greek Literature
  • Classical Studies
  • Greek History

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Synopsis

Xenophon and the History of his Times examines Xenophon's longer historical works, the Hellenica and the Anabasis. Dillery considers how far these texts reflect the Greek intellectual world of the fourth and fifth centuries B.C., rather than focusing on the traditional question of how accurate they are as histories. Through analysis of the complete corpus of Xenophon's work, and the writings of his contemporaries, Xenophon is shown to be very much a man of his times, concerned with topical issues ranging from panhellenism and utopia to how far the gods controlled human history.
This book will be valuable reading for students on ancient history courses and for all those interested in Greek political and philosophical thought.

About the Author

John Dillery