Xenophon's Imperial Fiction : On The Education of Cyrus /

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"If you inquire into the origins of the novel long enough," writes James Tatum in the preface to this work, ". . . you will come to the fourth century before our era and Xenophon's Education of Cyrus, or the Cyropaedia." The Cyrus in question is Cyrus the Great, the founder...

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Main Author: Tatum, James (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1989]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Cyrus, > the Great, King of Persia, > -530 B.C. or 529 B.C.
Cyrus II, > roi de Perse, > approximately 550-529 av. J.-C.
Xenophon. > Cyropedie.
Cyrus, > the Great, King of Persia, > -530 B.C. or 529 B.C. > In literature.
Xenophon. > Cyropaedia.
Cyropaedia (Xenophon)
Historiografia > Grecia antiga.
Literatura grega clássica (história e crítica)
Political fiction, Greek.
Literature.
Kings and rulers in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Education of princes in literature.
Didactic fiction.
POETRY > General.
Princes > Éducation, dans la litterature.
Roman didactique > Histoire et critique.
Politique-fiction grecque > Histoire et critique.
Imperialisme dans la litterature.
Princes > Éducation > Grece > Histoire.
Rois et souverains dans la litterature.
Education of princes > Greece > History.
Didactic fiction > History and criticism.
Political fiction, Greek > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Chapter One. The Classic as Footnote
  • Chapter Two. The Rise of a Novel
  • Chapter Three. The Curious Return of Cambyses
  • Chapter Four. The Grandson of Astyages
  • Chapter Five. The Envy of Uncle Cyaxares
  • Chapter Six. Dialectical Imperialism: Tigranes and the Sophist of Armenia
  • Chapter Seven. In the Face of the Enemy: A Meeting with Croesus of Lydia
  • Chapter Eight. The Uses of Eros and the Hero
  • Chapter Nine. The Economy of Empire
  • Chapter Ten. Revision
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • INDEX LOCORUM.

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