Xenophon and the Athenian Democracy: The Education of an Elite Citizenry

ISBN-13: 9781108797757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 225 str.

Matthew R. Christ

Opis

Examines how Xenophon instructs his elite readers concerning the values and skills needed to lead the Athenian democracy.

Recenzje

'Christ's careful reading of the chosen texts and their juxtaposition create a coherent and persuasive argument that enhances prior readings by tying interpretation to the political environment of Athens in the late fifth/early fourth century.' Fiona Hobden, Polis, The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought

Spis treści

Introduction. Xenophon the Athenian; 1. Athens in crisis in the Hellenica; 2. Politics and the gentleman in the Memorabilia; 3. Work, money, and the gentleman in the Oeconomicus; 4. The education of callias in the symposium; 5. Xenophon as expert, advisor, and reformer in the Hipparchicus and Poroi; 6. Xenophon the democratic orator: the politics of mass and elite in the Anabasis; Conclusions. Elite readers, elite citizens; Bibliography.