Xenophon’s Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus (Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature)

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Xenophon’s Anabasis, or The Expedition of Cyrus, is without doubt one of the most exciting historical narratives–in addition to crucial autobiographical work–to have survived from ancient Greece. It tells the story of Cyrus, a young and charismatic Persian prince, who in 401 BC enlisted more than ten thousand Greek mercenaries in an attempt to seize the vast Persian empire for himself. Cyrus was once killed in a great battle, among the Greek commanders due to this fact fell victim to treachery, and an Athenian aristocrat by the name of Xenophon found himself in the unexpected position of taking charge and leading the Greeks from the vicinity of Babylon in modern Iraq back to the Greek cities in Turkey. This book both places the Anabasis in its historical and literary context and, by employing various critical methods, opens up for the reader different ways of interpreting its major themes. Interrelated chapters investigate Xenophon’s self-representation as a model leader, his imaginable didactic and apologetic purposes for writing, the generic expectations of his latest audience, the factual accuracy of the Anabasis, and the ways in which the gods are depicted as intervening in human affairs. This book unveils the literary artistry and narrative strategies that have gone into shaping probably the most greatest survival stories of all time.

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