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Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus (Hardcover)
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Xenophon's Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature
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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.
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