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Xenophon and Sparta
Anton Powell
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Description for Xenophon and Sparta
Hardcover. The writing of Spartan history for long involved gliding - sometimes seamlessly - between the evidence of very different ancient sources. Now, a short series conceived by The Classical Press of Wales will examine closely and individually each of the principal sources and its relationship with classical Sparta. Editor(s): Powell, Anton; Richer, Nicolas. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 445.
Xenophon has long been identified as a chief contemporary source, if not the chief source, for the history of classical Sparta. But his information has commonly been treated in restricted ways. Scholars who have studied Xenophon's oeuvre have tended to apply a knowledge of Athenian history and of general Greek literature rather than a specialist knowledge of Sparta. And specialist students of Sparta have commonly `mined' elements of Xenophon's work without sufficient regard either for the author's general characteristics and biases or for the variety of his literary genres. In this volume, 12 internationally-recognised experts on Sparta examine the ... Read more
Xenophon has long been identified as a chief contemporary source, if not the chief source, for the history of classical Sparta. But his information has commonly been treated in restricted ways. Scholars who have studied Xenophon's oeuvre have tended to apply a knowledge of Athenian history and of general Greek literature rather than a specialist knowledge of Sparta. And specialist students of Sparta have commonly `mined' elements of Xenophon's work without sufficient regard either for the author's general characteristics and biases or for the variety of his literary genres. In this volume, 12 internationally-recognised experts on Sparta examine the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Swansea, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905125371
SKU
V9781905125371
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About Anton Powell
Anton Powell has published extensively on the history of Sparta, Athens – and the literature of the Roman Revolution. He is the author of an introduction to source-criticism in Greek history, Athens and Sparta (3rd edition 2014), and the editor of Wiley Blackwell's Companion to Sparta (2 volumes, 2018). His work Virgil the Partisan (2008) was awarded the prize of ... Read more
Reviews for Xenophon and Sparta
An invaluable addition to the library shelves.
Classics for All
A comprehensive analysis of Sparta’s presence in the whole corpus of Xenophon.
Electrum
Powell's] memory and to continue his studies ... A book of great value and interest, that addresses many problems pertaining to history, literature, economy [and] law.
The Classical Review
Classics for All
A comprehensive analysis of Sparta’s presence in the whole corpus of Xenophon.
Electrum
Powell's] memory and to continue his studies ... A book of great value and interest, that addresses many problems pertaining to history, literature, economy [and] law.
The Classical Review