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E-Book, Englisch, Band 134, 570 Seiten
E-Book, Englisch, Band 134, 570 Seiten
Reihe: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes
ISBN: 978-3-11-079348-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
This volume constitutes the first large-scale collaborative reflection on Xenophon’s , gathering experts on Greek historiography and Xenophon. It is structured in three sections: the first section provides a linear reading of the through chapters on select episodes (from Book 1 through Book 7), including the opening, Cyrus’ characterisation, the meeting of Socrates and Xenophon, Xenophon’s leadership, the marches through Armenia and along the Black Sea coast and the service under Seuthes in Thrace.
The second section offers an in-depth exploration of hitherto overlooked recurrent themes. Based on new approaches and scholarly trends, it focuses on topics such as the concept of friendship, the speeches of characters other than Xenophon, the suffering of the human body, the role of rumour and misrepresentation, and the depiction of emotions.
The third section offers a more thorough investigation of the manifold reception of this work (in Antiquity, Byzantium, Renaissance, modern period, in cinema studies and illustrations).
Finally, in acknowledgement of the ’ long history as a pedagogical text, the volume contains an envoi on the importance and benefits of teaching Xenophon and the , more specifically.
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The second section offers an in-depth exploration of hitherto overlooked recurrent themes. Based on new approaches and scholarly trends, it focuses on topics such as the concept of friendship, the speeches of characters other than Xenophon, the suffering of the human body, the role of rumour and misrepresentation, and the depiction of emotions.
The third section offers a more thorough investigation of the manifold reception of this work (in Antiquity, Byzantium, Renaissance, modern period, in cinema studies and illustrations).
Finally, in acknowledgement of the ’ long history as a pedagogical text, the volume contains an envoi on the importance and benefits of teaching Xenophon and the , more specifically.
Zielgruppe
Scholars and students of Classics, ancient historiography, ancien
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte
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