Estate Management and Symposium : Xenophon and Emily Baragwanath

by: Verity, A.

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Estate Management and Symposium
Xenophon and Emily Baragwanath

Anthony Verity

Oxford World's Classics

A new translation of two of Xenophon's most famous works
Two remarkable works for their unprecedented acknowledgement of the value of the sphere of women, within the home, and of the potential for women and slaves to display virtue that equals, and at times even exceeds, that of citizen men
Alongside Xenophon's other Socratic dialogues these works are of great interest for the depiction of a Socrates who is fascinatingly unlike Plato
Explanatory notes and up-to-date select bibliography

Description
Xenophon was acknowledged in Antiquity as a philosopher, a historian (third in the triad of great Classical historians, alongside Herodotus and Thucydides), and a literary artist. His narrative was appreciated for its literary qualities including its charm, wit, vigour, and sweetness (for which he was hailed as 'Attic Muse': Diogenes Laertius, 2.6.57).

The Oeconomicus describes Socrates conversing on the topic of successful management of one's oikos (household, estate). The focus is a well-to-do Athenian household, which proves a testing ground for the moral qualities or 'gentlemanliness' of the male head of household, but also a space in which the role and agency of women turns out to be key. Symposium shifts to the male space of the men's quarters of the private home, to describe an evening of conversation and entertainment at the house of an Athenian plutocrat. Far from being simply a lighthearted affair, the conversation probes timeless questions regarding wisdom, love, and female capacity, and over it looms the deadly serious matter of Socrates' trial and death.

Both works are rich sources for Athenian social history of the Classical period. Oeconomicus in particular offers insights on the role and status of women in Ancient Athens. Xenophon doesn't, however, passively reflect the social realities he saw around him or supply snapshots of historical actuality.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Note on the Text
Select Bibliography
OECONOMICUS
SYMPOSIUM
Explanatory Notes

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by: Suk Fonh Jim, T.

• ISBN-13: 9780192894113 / 978-0-19-289411-3
• ISBN-03: 0192894110 / 0-19-289411-0
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2022

Estate Management and Symposium : Xenophon and Emily Baragwanath

by: Verity, A.

• ISBN-13: 9780198823513 / 978-0-19-882351-3
• ISBN-03: 0198823517 / 0-19-882351-7
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2022

Price: 11,25 EURO

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