Xenophon and the Graces of Power: A Greek Guide to Political Manipulation

by Vincent Azoulay

One of classical Greece's most worldly and lucid writers, Xenophon across his many works gave a restless criticism of power: democratic, oligarchic and autocratic. From military campaigns (in which he took part), through the great powers of his day (Sparta, Persia, Athens) to modes of control within the household, he observed intimately and often with partisan passion. In this work a leading French Hellenist, Vincent Azoulay, analyses across Xenophon's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910589691
• ISBN13: 9781910589694
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"