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Chargement... The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika (original 2009; édition 2009)par Xenophon (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika par Xenophon (2009)
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  TheDivineOomba | Jan 20, 2024 |   NathanielPoe | Feb 20, 2019 |  ) auntmarge64 | Aug 28, 2012 | Xenophon (Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν, Xenophōn; c. 430 – 354 BC), son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC, preserving the sayings of Socrates, and descriptions of life in ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. Xenophon's writings, especially the Anabasis, are often read by beginning students of the Greek language. His Hellenica is a major primary source for events in Greece from 411 to 362 BC, and is considered to be the continuation of the History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, going so far as to begin with the phrase "Following these events...". The Hellenica recounts the last seven years of the Peloponnesian war, as well as its aftermath. His Socratic writings, preserved complete, along with the dialogues of Plato, are the only surviving representatives of the genre of Sokratikoi logoi. Socratic dialogue (Greek: Σωκρατικὸς λόγος or Σωκρατικὸς διάλογος) is a genre of prose literary works developed in Greece at the turn of the fourth century BC, preserved today in the dialogues of Plato and the Socratic works of Xenophon - either dramatic or narrative - in which characters discuss moral and philosophical problems, illustrating a version of the Socratic method. Socrates is often the main character. Xeonophon's works include: Historical and biographical works Anabasis (also: The Persian Expedition or The March Up Country or The Expedition of Cyrus) Cyropaedia (also: The Education of Cyrus) Hellenica Agesilaus Socratic works and dialogues Memorabilia Oeconomicus Symposium Apology Hiero Short treatises On Horsemanship The Cavalry General Hunting with Dogs Ways and Means Constitution of Sparta 1  gmicksmith | Feb 12, 2012 |
 The handsome new Landmark Xenophon’s “Hellenika,” ought to restore [Xenophon’s] standing as a serious historian of the ancient world, and not just as an obscure pop-culture reference. Its editor, Robert Strassler, once again applies a formula that worked with great success for both Herodotus and Thucydides: he issues beautifully produced volumes that have the weight of authority but are free of the burdens of academic texts. Filled with attractive maps and illustrations, they are a pleasure to behold. . . . What does emerge in John Marincola’s translation is a clear-eyed view of war, a recognition of both its necessity and brutality. There is almost something of an ancient Hemingway in Xenophon’s hypnotically plain descriptions of battle (at least as they are rendered here), such as the story of Corinthian exiles battling against Spartan forces: “Some of them climbed up the steps to the top of the wall, from which they threw themselves down and were killed, while others, being pushed together around the steps, were struck and killed there.” . . . The Hellenika is often messy: Athens and Sparta are the primary players, but Corinth and Thebes constantly jump into the fray, and Persia, Sparta’s sometime ally, is always lurking at the periphery. All this can be confusing, and one of the more impressive things about the Landmark edition is how much it tries—and succeeds—in making the texts of ancient Greece accessible to contemporary audiences. The extensive footnotes are both informative and readable: one explains how the Long Walls of Athens protected the city against a naval siege; another details an intricate drinking game, kottabos, played at the kinds of symposia Socrates frequented. Side notes, meanwhile, offer a running plot summary, in case the casual reader neglects to follow, say, the hostilities between Agesilaos and Phleious. The maps generously sprinkled across these pages are uniformly clear, showing both battle maneuvers and shifting geopolitical alliances. And the appendix is a veritable treasure trove of secondary material: essays on everything from “Units of Distance, Currency, and Capacity” to pithy biographical entries and rival accounts of the Peloponnesian War by later historians like Diodorus Siculus. The Landmark Xenophon is no beach read, but it doesn’t try to be. Instead, it hews to a neat and careful line between serious scholarship and accessible, general-interest reading. A marathon read from front cover to back would constitute a first-rate education in classical history. Appartient à la série
From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the Peloponnesian War. Hellenika covers the years between 411 and 362 B.C.E., a particularly dramatic period during which the alliances among Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and Persia were in constant flux. Together with the volumes of Herodotus and Thucydides, it completes an ancient narrative of the military and political history of classical Greece. Xenophon was an Athenian who participated in the expedition of Cyrus the Younger against Cyrus’ brother, the Perisan King Artaxerces II. Later Xenophon joined the Spartan army and hence was exiled from Athens. In addition to the Hellenika, a number of his essays have survived, including one on his memories of his teacher, Socrates. Beautifully illustrated, heavily annotated, and filled with detailed, clear maps, this edition gives us a new, authoritative, and completely accessible translation by John Marincola, an comprehensive introduction by David Thomas, sixteen appendices written by leading classics scholars, and an extensive timeline/chronology to clarify this otherwise confusing period. Unlike any other edition of the Hellenika, it also includes the relevant texts of Diodorus Siculus and the Oxyrhynchus Historian, with explanatory footnotes and a table that correlates passages of the three works, which is perhaps crucial to an assessment of Xenophon’s reliability and quality as a historian. Like the two Landmark editions that precede it, The Landmark Xenophon’s Hellenika is the most readable and comprehensive edition available of an essential history. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)938.06History and Geography Ancient World Greece to 323 Greece to 323 Spartan and Theban Supremacy (404-362 BC)Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (4.27)
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However, due to the nature of this book, there are quite a bit of names, places, dates, and terminology thrown at you, as a result, on first reading, it all gets jumbled together. But, on the whole, I have a lot more understanding of Ancient Greek Culture.
As for this edition - it really is well put together. I believe that its intended for the regular reader, rather than an academic. I also quite like the commentary (This is what I believe, but most people think this). Its all over the book, and brings out how the rivalry of academics. It also lightens the tone of what is a very serious book. (