Xenophon

Xenophon'smanyandvariedworksrepresentamajorsourceofinformationabouttheancientGreekworld:forexample,aboutculture,politics,sociallifeandhistoryinthefourthcenturyBC,Socrates,horsesandhuntingwithdogs,theAthenianeconomy,andSparta.However,therehasbeencontroversyabouthowhisworksshouldberead.Thisselectionofsignificantmoderncriticalessayswillintroducereaderstothewiderangeofhiswriting,thedebatesithasinspired,andtheinterpretativemethodologiesthathavebeenused.AspeciallywrittenIntroductionbyVivienneJ.GrayoffersasurveyofXenophon'sworks,anaccountofhislifewithrespecttothem,abriefdiscussionofmodernreadings,referencetomodernscholarshipsincetheoriginalpublicationofthearticles,andacriticalsummaryoftheircontent.SeveralarticleshavebeentranslatedforthefirsttimefromFrenchandGerman,andallquotationshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.