Johnson / Danzig / Illarraga Debating Cyrus

Leadership in Xenophon’s ›Cyropaedia‹
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-11-221458-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 2, 370 Seiten

Reihe: Xenophon Studies

Is Xenophon’s Cyrus the Great the model leader he seems to be, or does his apparent success actually demonstrate the dangers of imperialism and one-man rule?

gathers contributions from many of the world’s leading scholars in Xenophontic Studies, and features scholars with a wide range of approaches to reading classical texts. Our essays discuss the surprisingly subtle techniques Xenophon employs, and study topics including ambition, the rule of law, hunting, tragedy, romance, and the use Cyrus makes of love and fear. A cluster of essays considers Cyrus’ one apparent failure — the failure to ensure his kingdom will prosper after him. Other essays show what we can learn about the by comparing it to other works by Xenophon and his contemporaries. 

Our aim is not to resolve the debate about Cyrus, a debate that will live on as long as readers care about Xenophon’s magisterial account of the founder of the greatest empire of his day and disagree about what sort of leadership to expect from a leader like Cyrus. Our goal is to prepare readers to engage in the debate themselves.

Zielgruppe

Researchers, Postgraduates, Undergraduates

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, David M.

Danzig, Gabriel Alexander

Illarraga, Rodrigo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft

Über Autor(innen)

D. M. Johnson , Southern Illinois Univ., USA; G. Danzig , Bar Ilan Univ., Ramat Gan, Israel; R. Illarraga , Univ. San Sebastián, Chile.