Tag: Gentlemanship

Major Works

  • Xenophon

    - Grant, A. Xenophon. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 1871.
    Publisher’s Review: “This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: … Between… More
  • “On the Cyropaedia”

    - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.
  • Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

    - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.
  • Essai sur la vie de Xénophon

    - Delebecque, E. Essai sur la vie de Xénophon. Paris: C. Klincksieck. 1957.
  • Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

    - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963
  • 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
  • Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

    - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  
  • 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.
  • “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.
  • “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’s Sparta: An Introduction

    - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 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.
  • “Xenophon’s Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature”

    - Gray, V. "Xenophon's Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature." Classics Quarterly 36: 115-23, 1989.
    Publisher’s Review: “The Hiero is an account in Socratic conversational form of a meeting between Simonides the poet and Hiero the tyrant of Syracuse; it was written by Xenophon of Athens in the fourth century b.c., but is set in the fifth, when… More
  • 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 Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

    - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.
  • “The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia”

    - Buzetti, E. "The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia," Interpretation 29 (1) 2001: 6.
  • Xenophon’s Socrates by Leo Strauss

    - Strauss, Leo. Xenophon's Socrates. South Bend, IN: St. Augustine’s Press, 2004. Originally published 1972.
    From the publisher: Relying exclusively on the texts, Professor Strauss analyzes and compares every seemingly casual utterance as well as the more formal statements to recover the true Socrates and to determine the character of political philosophy. He… 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 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

  • Xenophon

    - Grant, A. Xenophon. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 1871.
    Publisher’s Review: “This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: … Between… More
  • “On the Cyropaedia”

    - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.
  • Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

    - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.
  • Essai sur la vie de Xénophon

    - Delebecque, E. Essai sur la vie de Xénophon. Paris: C. Klincksieck. 1957.
  • Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

    - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963
  • 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
  • Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

    - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  
  • 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.
  • “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.
  • “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’s Sparta: An Introduction

    - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 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.
  • “Xenophon’s Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature”

    - Gray, V. "Xenophon's Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature." Classics Quarterly 36: 115-23, 1989.
    Publisher’s Review: “The Hiero is an account in Socratic conversational form of a meeting between Simonides the poet and Hiero the tyrant of Syracuse; it was written by Xenophon of Athens in the fourth century b.c., but is set in the fifth, when… More
  • 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 Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

    - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.
  • “The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia”

    - Buzetti, E. "The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia," Interpretation 29 (1) 2001: 6.
  • Xenophon’s Socrates by Leo Strauss

    - Strauss, Leo. Xenophon's Socrates. South Bend, IN: St. Augustine’s Press, 2004. Originally published 1972.
    From the publisher: Relying exclusively on the texts, Professor Strauss analyzes and compares every seemingly casual utterance as well as the more formal statements to recover the true Socrates and to determine the character of political philosophy. He… 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 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

  • Xenophon

    - Grant, A. Xenophon. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 1871.
    Publisher’s Review: “This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: … Between… More
  • “On the Cyropaedia”

    - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.
  • Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

    - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.
  • Essai sur la vie de Xénophon

    - Delebecque, E. Essai sur la vie de Xénophon. Paris: C. Klincksieck. 1957.
  • Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

    - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963
  • 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
  • Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

    - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  
  • 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.
  • “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.
  • “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’s Sparta: An Introduction

    - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 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.
  • “Xenophon’s Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature”

    - Gray, V. "Xenophon's Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature." Classics Quarterly 36: 115-23, 1989.
    Publisher’s Review: “The Hiero is an account in Socratic conversational form of a meeting between Simonides the poet and Hiero the tyrant of Syracuse; it was written by Xenophon of Athens in the fourth century b.c., but is set in the fifth, when… More
  • 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 Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

    - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.
  • “The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia”

    - Buzetti, E. "The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia," Interpretation 29 (1) 2001: 6.
  • Xenophon’s Socrates by Leo Strauss

    - Strauss, Leo. Xenophon's Socrates. South Bend, IN: St. Augustine’s Press, 2004. Originally published 1972.
    From the publisher: Relying exclusively on the texts, Professor Strauss analyzes and compares every seemingly casual utterance as well as the more formal statements to recover the true Socrates and to determine the character of political philosophy. He… 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 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

  • Xenophon

    - Grant, A. Xenophon. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 1871.
    Publisher’s Review: “This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: … Between… More
  • “On the Cyropaedia”

    - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.
  • Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

    - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.
  • Essai sur la vie de Xénophon

    - Delebecque, E. Essai sur la vie de Xénophon. Paris: C. Klincksieck. 1957.
  • Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

    - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963
  • 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
  • Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

    - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  
  • 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.
  • “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.
  • “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’s Sparta: An Introduction

    - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 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.
  • “Xenophon’s Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature”

    - Gray, V. "Xenophon's Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature." Classics Quarterly 36: 115-23, 1989.
    Publisher’s Review: “The Hiero is an account in Socratic conversational form of a meeting between Simonides the poet and Hiero the tyrant of Syracuse; it was written by Xenophon of Athens in the fourth century b.c., but is set in the fifth, when… More
  • 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 Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

    - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.
  • “The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia”

    - Buzetti, E. "The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia," Interpretation 29 (1) 2001: 6.
  • Xenophon’s Socrates by Leo Strauss

    - Strauss, Leo. Xenophon's Socrates. South Bend, IN: St. Augustine’s Press, 2004. Originally published 1972.
    From the publisher: Relying exclusively on the texts, Professor Strauss analyzes and compares every seemingly casual utterance as well as the more formal statements to recover the true Socrates and to determine the character of political philosophy. He… 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 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

  • Xenophon

    - Grant, A. Xenophon. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 1871.
    Publisher’s Review: “This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: … Between… More
  • “On the Cyropaedia”

    - Dadachanjee, R. K. "On the Cyropaedia." Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 21: 552-61.
  • Xenophon’s Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit

    - Scharr, E. Xenophon's Staats-und Gesellschaftsideal und seine Zeit. Halle: M. Niemeyer. 1919.
  • Essai sur la vie de Xénophon

    - Delebecque, E. Essai sur la vie de Xénophon. Paris: C. Klincksieck. 1957.
  • Leo Strauss lecture on Xenophon, Winter 1963

    - Lecture Course of Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago, Winter 1963
  • 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
  • Leo Strauss on Xenophon’s Oeconomicus

    - Lecture course of Leo Stauss at St. John's College, Annapolis, in 19 tapes. 1969-1970  
  • 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.
  • “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.
  • “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’s Sparta: An Introduction

    - Proietti, G. Xenophon's Sparta: An Introduction. Supplement to Mnemosyne, vol. 98. Leiden: Brill, 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.
  • “Xenophon’s Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature”

    - Gray, V. "Xenophon's Hiero and the Meaning of the Wise Man and Tyrant in Greek Literature." Classics Quarterly 36: 115-23, 1989.
    Publisher’s Review: “The Hiero is an account in Socratic conversational form of a meeting between Simonides the poet and Hiero the tyrant of Syracuse; it was written by Xenophon of Athens in the fourth century b.c., but is set in the fifth, when… More
  • 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 Socrates on the Just and the Lawful”

    - Morrison, D. "Xenophon's Socrates on the Just and the Lawful." Ancient Philosophy 15: 329-477.
  • “The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia”

    - Buzetti, E. "The Rhetoric of Xenophon and the Treatment of Justice in the Memorabilia," Interpretation 29 (1) 2001: 6.
  • Xenophon’s Socrates by Leo Strauss

    - Strauss, Leo. Xenophon's Socrates. South Bend, IN: St. Augustine’s Press, 2004. Originally published 1972.
    From the publisher: Relying exclusively on the texts, Professor Strauss analyzes and compares every seemingly casual utterance as well as the more formal statements to recover the true Socrates and to determine the character of political philosophy. He… 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 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