Major Works

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary

  - Pomeroy, S. Xenophon Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1994.
  Publisher’s Review: “The Oeconomicus is unique in Greek literature in combining a discussion of the proper management of a family or household and didactic material on agriculture within a Socratic dialogue. One of the richest primary sources… More

• “Xenophon’s Symposium”

  - Bartlett, R. "Xenophon's Symposium." In Xenophon's Shorter Socratic Writings, ed. Robert Bartlett. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell U. Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More

Other Works

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary

  - Pomeroy, S. Xenophon Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1994.
  Publisher’s Review: “The Oeconomicus is unique in Greek literature in combining a discussion of the proper management of a family or household and didactic material on agriculture within a Socratic dialogue. One of the richest primary sources… More

• “Xenophon’s Symposium”

  - Bartlett, R. "Xenophon's Symposium." In Xenophon's Shorter Socratic Writings, ed. Robert Bartlett. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell U. Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More

Commentary

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary

  - Pomeroy, S. Xenophon Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1994.
  Publisher’s Review: “The Oeconomicus is unique in Greek literature in combining a discussion of the proper management of a family or household and didactic material on agriculture within a Socratic dialogue. One of the richest primary sources… More

• “Xenophon’s Symposium”

  - Bartlett, R. "Xenophon's Symposium." In Xenophon's Shorter Socratic Writings, ed. Robert Bartlett. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell U. Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More

Multimedia

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary

  - Pomeroy, S. Xenophon Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1994.
  Publisher’s Review: “The Oeconomicus is unique in Greek literature in combining a discussion of the proper management of a family or household and didactic material on agriculture within a Socratic dialogue. One of the richest primary sources… More

• “Xenophon’s Symposium”

  - Bartlett, R. "Xenophon's Symposium." In Xenophon's Shorter Socratic Writings, ed. Robert Bartlett. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell U. Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More

Teaching

• “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon”

  - Strauss, L. "The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon." Social Research 6: 502-36, 1939.
  Summary: Leo Strauss’ first article on Xenophon, an interpretation of Xenophon’s Spartans. Fundamental for the interpretation of Xenophon and Leo Strauss.

• Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon

  - Luccioni, J. Les idées politiques et sociales de Xénophon. Paris: Ophrys. 1949.

• Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

  - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963

• “Xenophon’s Theory of Leadership”

  - Wood, N. "Xenophon's Theory of Leadership." Classica et Mediaevalia 25: 33-66, 1964.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus." PhD Diss., University of Chicago. 1969.

• Xenophon’s Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus

  - Strauss, L. Xenophon's Socratic Discourse: An Interpretation of the Oeconomicus. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. 1970.
  Publisher’s Review: “Xenophon’s only true Socratic discourse, the Oeconomicus, is a dialogue between Socrates and a gentleman-farmer on the art of household management and the art of farming as practiced on a gentleman’s estate. It is… More

• “On Xenophon’s Hellenica”

  - Niebuhr, B. G. "On Xenophon's Hellenica," Philological Museum 1 1832: 487 ff.

• Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

  - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  

• Xenophon and Thucydides

  - Soulis, E. M. Xenophon and Thucydides. Athens: n.p. 1972.

• Cyropédie, I-II

  - Bizos, M. Cyropédie, I-II. Paris: Les Belles Letters. 1971-1973.

• Xenophon

  - Anderson, J. K.  Xenophon.  New York: Scribner.  1974.
  Publisher’s Review: “Historian, soldier, huntsman, economist, farmer, philosopher and author, Xenophon is one of the most versatile yet most accessible of the classical Greeks. Born at the start of the Peloponnesian War in Athens, he joined the… More

• Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis

  - Higgins, W. E. Xenophon the Athenian: The Problem of the Individual and the Society of the Polis. Albany: State University of New York Press. 1977.

• “L’idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie”

  - Carlier, P. "L'idée de monarchie impériale dans La Cyropédie." Ktema 3: 133-63. 1978.

• “The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship”

  - Farber, J. "The Cyropaedia and Hellenic Kingship." American Journal of Philology 100: 497-514, 1979.

• “Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism”

  - Newell, W. R. "Xenophon's Education of Cyrus and the Classical Critique of Liberalism." PhD diss., Yale University, 1981.

• The Prince

  - Machiavelli's The Prince. Trans. H. C. Mansfield. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
  Publisher’s Review: “The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation… More

• “Xenophon’s Anabasis”

  - Strauss, L. "Xenophon's Anabasis". In Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1985.

• “Xenophon”

  - Bruell, C. "Xenophon." In History of Political Philosophy, ed. L. Strauss and J. Cropsey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1987.

• “Xenophon and His Socrates” by Christopher Bruell

  - Bruell, Christopher. “Xenophon and His Socrates.” Interpretation 16 (1988): 295–306.
  One of the leading scholars of Xenophon offers his reflections on Xenophon’s Socrates.

• The Cyropaedia: Xenophon’s Aims and Methods

  - Due, B. The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims and Methods. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. 1989.

• Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary

  - Pomeroy, S. Xenophon Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1994.
  Publisher’s Review: “The Oeconomicus is unique in Greek literature in combining a discussion of the proper management of a family or household and didactic material on agriculture within a Socratic dialogue. One of the richest primary sources… More

• “Xenophon’s Symposium”

  - Bartlett, R. "Xenophon's Symposium." In Xenophon's Shorter Socratic Writings, ed. Robert Bartlett. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell U. Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• The Shorter Socratic Writings

  - Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, trans./ed. R. Bartlett. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1996.
  Publisher’s Review: “This book presents translations of three dialogues Xenophon devoted to the life and thought of his teacher, Socrates. Each is accompanied by notes and an interpretative essay that will introduce new readers to Xenophon and… More

• Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law

  - Xenophon on Justice, Violence and the Legitimacy of Law - A lecture by Dr. Gabriel Danzig of Bar-Ilan University, given during the Israeli Philosophy Association's 16th Annual Conference hosted at Bar- Ilan University on February 18, 2013.

• Xenophon’s Hellenika

  - The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika .  trans./ed.  R. B. Strassler, J. Marincola, D. Thomas.  New York: Pantheon Books.  2009.
  Publisher’s Review: “From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon’s Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the… More

• Xenophon’s Memorabilia

  - Xenophon. Memorabilia. Translated and edited by A. L. Bonnette. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
  From the publisher: An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon’s Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates’ life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is… More

• Hiero or: On Tyranny

  - Hiero in Leo Strauss On Tyranny, ed. Gourevitch, Roth Chicago: University of Chicago Press. corrected and expanded edition, 2013.
  From the publisher: On Tyranny is Leo Strauss’s classic reading of Xenophon’s dialogue, Hiero or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition… More