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This book is a literary study of the Cyropaedia, Xenophon's fictional account of Cyrus the Great and the founding of his empire. The book focuses on the complex blend of literary genres to be found in the work, and combines general discussions of Xenophon's predecessors and contemporaries - in particular Herodotus, Plato, and Ctesias - with a detailed commentary on selected passages. Socrates - his life, ideas, and techniques of argument - is an indirect presence in the work, and the Socratic tenor of several of the dialogues in it is the subject of one chapter. The lovely Panthea, the fairest woman in Asia, is Xenophon's most colourful heroine and her story, along with the dramatic tales of the eunuch Gadatas, bereaved Gobyras, and defeated Crosesus, are the focus of another section; special attention is paid to the question of Xenophon's originality in fashioning these tales. The symposia of the Cyropaedia, with their intricate blend of Greek and Persian elements, are also investigated at length. The book concludes with an examination of Xenophon's ambivalent attitude towards his hero, Cyrus the Great: the author argues that both Xenophon and his hero are more complex than they might seem.
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- Title Xenophon's Cyropaedia: Style, Genre, and Literary Technique
- Author Deborah Levine Gera
- Binding Hardback
- Pages 360
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarendon Press, 1993. 360p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Classical Monographs.
- Publication date 1993-07-29
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780198144779 / 0198144776
- Weight 1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.94 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.39 cm)
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Library of Congress subjects Rhetoric, Ancient, Xenophon
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 92016534
- Dewey Decimal Code 883.01
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