Xenophon and the Graces of Power.  Vincent Azoulay

Xenophon and the Graces of Power

Athens

Por Vincent Azoulay

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Sinopsis

One of classical Greece's most worldly and lucid writers, Xenophon across his many works gave a restless criticism of power: democratic, oligarchic and autocratic. From military campaigns (in which he took part), through the great powers of his day (Sparta, Persia, Athens) to modes of control within the household, he observed intimately and often with partisan passion. In this work a leading French Hellenist, Vincent Azoulay, analyses across Xenophon's diverse texts the techniques by which the Greek writer recommends that leaders should manipulate. Through gifts and personal allure, though mystique, dazzling appearance, exemplary behaviour, strategic absences - and occasional terror, Xenophon analyses ways in which a powerful few might triumphantly replace the erratic democracies and self-indulgent oligarchies of his day. First published in French (in 2004) to international acclaim, this book is here translated for the first time, revised and updated.

Vincent Azoulay

Vincent Azoulay (1972) es director de estudios de la École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). Entre sus obras destacan Périclès: La démocratie athénienne à l’épreuve du grand homme y Les Tyrannicides d’Athènes: Vie et mort de deux statues.
  • Editorial:
  • The Classical Press of Wales
  • ISBN:
  • 9781910589939
  • Idioma:
  • Inglés
  • Tamaño:
  • Kb
  • Publicado:
  • Diciembre 31, 2017
  • Ciencias Políticas / General
    Historia Antigua