Search "Xenophon"
|
|
Xenophon | |
|
About 109 pages (32,649 words) in 13 products |
|
| Name: |
Xenophon | | Birth Date: |
c. 430 B.C. | | Death Date: |
c. 355 B.C. | | Nationality: |
Greek | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
historian, essayist |
summary from source:
 Biography of Xenophon
1,216 words, approx. 4 pages
 The Greek historian, essayist, and military expert Xenophon (ca. 430-ca. 355 BC) was the most popular of the Greek historians. He facilitated the change from the Thucydidean tradition of history to rhetoric. The son of Gryllus of the Athenian deme of... summary from source:
 Biography of Xenophon
4,223 words, approx. 14 pages
 The reputation of Xenophon the Athenian is higher in the present era than it was at the beginning of the nineteenth century, but whatever the fluctuation in the literary assessments of this versatile writer, his books have traveled through the... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
 summary from source:
 Xenophon Summary
1,234 words, approx. 4 pagesXenophon Born c. 431 B.C., Athens, Greece Died c. 352 B.C., Corinth, Greece Xenophon led a Greek army on a harrowing retreat across Asia Minor, then wrote a vivid account of the event that is still being published and read today, almost 2,400 years... summary from source:
 Xenophon (C. 430 Bce–C. 350 Bce) Summary
951 words, approx. 3 pagesXenophon(C. 430 Bce–C. 350 Bce) Xenophon was an Athenian citizen, soldier, gentleman-farmer, historian, and author of many varied and often graceful prose works. When young he knew Socrates, whom he consulted before joining, in 401, the famous... summary from source:
Xenophon [addendum] Summary
748 words, approx. 3 pagesXenophon [addendum] The central concern regarding Xenophon since the mid-1960s has been his place in the so-called Socratic problem, the question of to what extent our knowledge of the historical Socrates is accurate and on the basis of what sources we... summary from source:
 Xenophon Summary
596 words, approx. 2 pages431?-354? B.C. Greek Soldier and Historian Xenophon is best known for writing the Anabasis. It recounts the details of Cyrus the Younger's (423?-401 B.C.) Persian campaign and the role Xenophon played in leading his Greek mercenaries back to the... summary from source:
 Xenophon Information
1,651 words, approx. 6 pages
Xenophon (In Greek Ξενοφῶν, ca. 431 – 355 BC), son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, was a soldier, mercenary and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the sayings of...
 summary from source:
 Reuters North American News Service Anti-gambling advocate may be Australia PM's loss
11/11/2007: 566 words, approx. 2 pages ADELAIDE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Australia is a nation of gamblers who are now backing an anti-gambling candidate for national parliament, with a strong chance he could end up deciding if government laws pass in the upper house Senate. Nick Xenophon has spent a... summary from source:
AP Features International Republican Institute corporate donors at-a-glance
10/19/2007: 860 words, approx. 3 pagesCorporations, foundations and lobbying groups donating to the International Republican Institute over the past two years include:2006:_ Ace American Insurance: $15,000_ Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP: $15,000_ American Continental Group: $1,000_ American Gaming Association: $15,000_ American International Group Inc.: $15,000_ Amstel Capital: $1,000_...
Literary Criticism
summary from source:
 Critical Essay by John Pentland Mahaffey
5,583 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following excerpt, Mahaffey uses Xenophon as a "case study" in his discussion of the transition from "Hellendom" to Hellenism in ancient Greece; he finds Xenophon exemplary of the period in both style and content.
summary from source:
Critical Essay by Arnaldo Momigliano
4,554 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following excerpt, originally published in 1971, Momigliano locates Xenophon at the forefront of fourth-century experiments in biography, which he claims occupied "that zone between truth and fiction."
summary from source:
Critical Essay by J. K. Anderson
4,241 words, approx. 14 pages
Working from Xenophon's writings and the little biographical material available, Anderson here reconstructs Xenophon's religious and political attitudes, which he characterizes as largely conservative.
 |
 |
 |
 |
Get the complete Xenophon Study Pack, which includes everything on this page (except "Works by Author"). Approximately 109 pages (at 300 words per page) in 12 products. |
| This Study Pack Contains: |
 | 2 Biographies |
| 5 Encyclopedia Articles |
| 6 Literature Criticism Essays |
|
Multiple Formats Available:
· online web format
· "print-friendly" format
· downloadable PDF format
· downloadable Word/RTF format |
|
Available Immediately Online |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
Xenophon | |
|
About 109 pages (32,649 words) in 13 products |
|
|
