TY - BOOK AU - Xenophon AU - Ambler,Wayne AU - Bartlett,Robert C. AU - Bonnette,Amy L. AU - Collins,Susan D. AU - Ehrmantraut,Michael AU - Levy,David AU - McBrayer,Gregory A. AU - Shulsky,Abram N. TI - The Shorter Writings T2 - Agora Editions SN - 9781501718519 AV - PA4495.A4 M37 2019 U1 - 883.01 23 PY - 2018///] CY - Ithaca, NY PB - Cornell University Press KW - History KW - Literary Studies KW - Philosophy KW - PHILOSOPHY / Political KW - bisacsh KW - Agesilaos KW - Ancient Greece KW - Aristotle KW - Athens KW - Greek philosophy KW - Hiero KW - Ideology KW - On Horsemanship KW - Plato KW - Regime of the Athenians KW - Regime of the Lacedaemonians KW - Roman philosophy KW - Skilled Cavalry Commander KW - Sparta KW - Ways and Means KW - Xenophon's thought KW - Xenophon KW - classical political philosophy KW - democracy KW - interpretive essays KW - moral questions KW - oligarchy KW - political economy KW - political importance KW - political matters KW - political philosophy KW - shorter writings KW - tyranny KW - war N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Editor’s Introduction --; Chapter 1. Hiero, or The Skilled Tyrant --; An Introduction to the Hiero --; Chapter 2. Agesilaus --; An Introduction to the Agesilaus 79 --; Chapter 3. Regime of the Lacedaemonians --; An Introduction to the Regime of the Lacedaemonians --; Chapter 4. Regime of the Athenians --; An Introduction to the Regime of the Athenians --; Chapter 5. Ways and Means, or On Revenues --; An Introduction to the Ways and Means 189 --; Chapter 6. The Skilled Cavalry Commander --; An Introduction to The Skilled Cavalry Commander --; Chapter 7 On Horsemanship --; An Introduction to On Horsemanship --; Chapter 8. The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs --; An Introduction to The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs --; Notes --; Index; restricted access N2 - This book contains new, annotated, and literal yet accessible translations of Xenophon’s eight shorter writings, accompanied by interpretive essays that reveal these works to be masterful achievements by a serious thinker of the first rank who raises important moral, political, and philosophical questions. Five of these shorter writings are unmistakably devoted to political matters. The Agesilaos is a eulogy of a Spartan king, and the Hiero, or the Skilled Tyrant recounts a searching dialogue between a poet and a tyrant. The Regime of the Lacedaemonians presents itself as a laudatory examination of what turns out to be an oligarchic regime of a certain type, while The Regime of the Athenians offers an unflattering picture of a democratic regime. Ways and Means, or On Revenues offers suggestions on how to improve the political economy of Athens’ troubled democracy.The other three works included here—The Skilled Cavalry Commander, On Horsemanship, and The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs—treat skills deemed appropriate for soldiers and leaders, touching on matters of political importance, especially in regard to war. By bringing together Xenophon’s shorter writings, this volume aims to help those interested in Xenophon to better understand the core of his thought, political as well as philosophical.Interpretive essays by: Wayne Ambler, Robert C. Bartlett, Amy L. Bonnette, Susan D. Collins, Michael Ehrmantraut, David Levy, Gregory A. McBrayer, Abram N. Shulsky UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501718519 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781501718519/original ER -