Xenophon

by Vivienne J. Gray

Book Overview

Xenophon's many and varied works represent a major source of information about the ancient Greek world: for example, about culture, politics, social life and history in the fourth century BC, Socrates, horses and hunting with dogs, the Athenian economy, and Sparta. However, there has been controversy about how his works should be read. This selection of significant modern critical essays will introduce readers to the wide range of his writing, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199216177
• ISBN13: 9780199216178
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"