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Xenophon: Apology & Memorabilia I
Xenophon
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Description for Xenophon: Apology & Memorabilia I
Paperback.
Xenophon's philosophical works have long lived under the shadow of those of his brilliant and contemporary fellow student of Socrates, Plato. They both wrote an Apology and a Symposium , and though few would deny that Plato was the more profound and original philosopher, Xenophon's contribution has been unjustly ignored. His writings are of wider scope than Plato's, and encompass history and technical treatises as well as philosophy. They are particularly distinguished by their simplicity of style and approachability. The two works included here both concern the last days of ... Read more
Xenophon's philosophical works have long lived under the shadow of those of his brilliant and contemporary fellow student of Socrates, Plato. They both wrote an Apology and a Symposium , and though few would deny that Plato was the more profound and original philosopher, Xenophon's contribution has been unjustly ignored. His writings are of wider scope than Plato's, and encompass history and technical treatises as well as philosophy. They are particularly distinguished by their simplicity of style and approachability. The two works included here both concern the last days of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856687129
SKU
V9780856687129
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About Xenophon
edited by M D Macleod
Reviews for Xenophon: Apology & Memorabilia I
The target audience includes classicists and non-classicists with an interest in literature and philosophy.'