Description: Further DetailsTitle: Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of CyrusCondition: NewISBN-10: 0195188683EAN: 9780195188684ISBN: 9780195188684Publisher: Oxford University Press IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/26/2012Description: Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus, is one of the most exciting historical narratives--as well as the most important autobiographical work--to have survived from ancient Greece. It tells the story of Cyrus, a young and charismatic Persian prince, who in 401 BC enlisted more than ten thousand Greek mercenaries in an attempt to seize the vast Persian empire for himself. Cyrus was killed in a great battle, most of the Greek commanders subsequently fell victim to treachery, and an Athenian aristocrat by the name of Xenophon found himself in the unexpected position of taking charge and leading the Greeks from the vicinity of Babylon in modern Iraq back to the Greek cities in Turkey. This book both places the Anabasis in its historical and literary context and, by employing a variety of critical methods, opens up for the reader different ways of interpreting its major themes. Interrelated chapters investigate Xenophon's self-representation as a model leader, his possible didactic and apologetic purposes for writing, the generic expectations of his contemporary audience, the factual accuracy of the Anabasis, and the ways in which the gods are depicted as intervening in human affairs. This book unveils the literary artistry and narrative strategies that have gone into shaping one of the greatest survival stories of all time.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 210mmItem Length: 143mmItem Width: 18mmItem Weight: 304gAuthor: Michael A. FlowerGenre: Literary CriticismTopic: Ancient History, HistoryBook Series: Oxford Approaches to Classical LiteratureRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus
Title: Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus
ISBN-10: 0195188683
EAN: 9780195188684
ISBN: 9780195188684
Release Date: 07/26/2012
Release Year: 2012
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature
Book Title: Xenophon's Anabasis, or the Expedition of Cyrus
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: Ancient / General, Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), Ancient / Greece, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Author: Michael A. Flower
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Book Series: Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
