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Xenophon: Apology & Memorabilia I

edited with an introduction, translation and commentary by M.D. Macleod

Xenophon's philosophical works have long lived under the shadow of those of his brilliant and contemporary fellow student of Socrates, Plato. They both wrote an Apology and a Symposium, and though few would deny that Plato was the more profound and original philosopher, Xenophon's contribution has been unjustly ignored. His writings are of wider scope than Plato's, and encompass history and technical treatises as well as philosophy. They are particularly distinguished by their simplicity of style and approachability. The two works included here both concern the last days of Socrates and are a vivid portrait of the life and thought of the great man. 250p (Aris & Phillips, 2008)

Review Quote

"The target audience includes classicists and non-classicists with an interest in literature and philosophy."

Christopher Tuplin
Exemplaria Classica, vol 13 (2009)

Table of Contents

Introduction: 1. Xenophon's works; 2. Xenophon's life; 3. Socratica; 4. Xenophon's qualities as a writer
Introduction to Apologia Socratis
Apologia Socratis (Socrates' Defence
Commentary
Introduction to Memorabilia Socratis
Memorabilia Socratis Book I
Commentary
Xenophon's Socrates: Greek Text with facing-page Translation

Supplementary Notes on the text
Index

Author Bibliographic

Matthew Macleod taught Classics at the University of Southampton and for the Open University. His main publications have been on Lucian, including two Loeb volumes, the complete Oxford text in four volumes and a selection of Lucian.

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