{"product_id":"estate-management-and-symposium-paperback","title":"Estate Management and Symposium - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXenophon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmily Baragwanath\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Verity\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXenophon was acknowledged in Antiquity as a philosopher, a historian (third in the triad of great Classical historians, alongside Herodotus and Thucydides), and a literary artist. His narrative was appreciated for its literary qualities including its charm, wit, vigour, and sweetness (for which he was hailed as 'Attic Muse': Diogenes Laertius, 2.6.57). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eOeconomicus\u003c\/em\u003e describes Socrates conversing on the topic of successful management of one's oikos (household, estate). The focus is a well-to-do Athenian household, which proves a testing ground for the moral qualities or 'gentlemanliness' of the male head of household, but also a space in which the role and agency of women turns out to be key. \u003cem\u003eSymposium\u003c\/em\u003e shifts to the male space of the men's quarters of the private home, to describe an evening of conversation and entertainment at the house of an Athenian plutocrat. Far from being simply a lighthearted affair, the conversation probes timeless questions regarding wisdom, love, and female capacity, and over it looms the deadly serious matter of Socrates' trial and death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth works are rich sources for Athenian social history of the Classical period. \u003cem\u003eOeconomicus\u003c\/em\u003e in particular offers insights on the role and status of women in Ancient Athens. Xenophon doesn't, however, passively reflect the social realities he saw around him or supply snapshots of historical actuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXenophon, \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Emily Baragwanath, \u003cem\u003eAssociate Professor of Classics, University of North Carolina\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Verity is a classical scholar and educationalist whose appointments include Head of Classics at Bristol Grammar School, Headmaster of Leeds Grammar School, and Master of Dulwich College from 1986 to 1995. His translations for Oxford World's Classics include Theocritus, \u003cem\u003eIdylls\u003c\/em\u003e, Pindar, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eComplete Odes\u003c\/em\u003e, and Homer's \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily Baragwanath is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her main area of scholarly interest is the literary techniques employed by Greek historians in their construction of historical narratives. Her book \u003cem\u003eMotivation and Narrative in Herodotus \u003c\/em\u003e(Oxford\u003cbr\u003eUniversity Press, 2008) was the winner of Oxford's Conington Prize and the CAMWS Award for Outstanding Publication 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 7.7 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759462449440,"sku":"9780198823513","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/74450f3978e62ce1ce32d66e1c7b976e.webp?v=1780153440","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/estate-management-and-symposium-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}