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Xenophon of Athens - A Socratic on Sparta (Hardcover)
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Xenophon of Athens - A Socratic on Sparta (Hardcover)
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Xenophon of Athens (c. 430-354 BCE) has long been considered an
uncritical admirer of Sparta who hero-worships the Spartan King
Agesilaus and eulogises Spartan practices in his Lacedaimonion
Politeia. By examining his own self-descriptions - especially where
he portrays himself as conversing with Socrates and falling short
in his appreciation of Socrates' advice - this book finds in
Xenophon's overall writing project a Socratic response to his exile
and situates his writings about Sparta within this framework. It
presents a detailed reading of the Lacedaimonion Politeia as a
critical and philosophical examination of Spartan socio-cultural
practices. Evidence from his own Hellenica, Anabasis and Agesilaus
is shown to confirm Xenophon's analysis of the weaknesses in the
Spartan system, and that he is not enamoured of Agesilaus. Finally,
a comparison with contemporary Athenian responses to Sparta, shows
remarkable points of convergence with his fellow Socratic Plato, as
well as connections with Isocrates too.
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