{"product_id":"shorter-writings","title":"Shorter Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book contains new, annotated, and literal yet accessible translations of Xenophon's eight shorter writings, accompanied by interpretive essays that reveal these works to be masterful achievements by a serious thinker of the first rank who raises important moral, political, and philosophical questions. Five of these shorter writings are unmistakably devoted to political matters. \u003cem\u003eThe Agesilaos\u003c\/em\u003e is a eulogy of a Spartan king, and the \u003cem\u003eHiero, or the Skilled Tyrant\u003c\/em\u003e recounts a searching dialogue between a poet and a tyrant. \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRegime of the Lacedaemonians presents itself as a laudatory examination of what turns out to be an oligarchic regime of a certain type, while The Regime of the Athenians\u003c\/em\u003e offers an unflattering picture of a democratic regime.\u003cem\u003e Ways and Means, or On Revenues\u003c\/em\u003e offers suggestions on how to improve the political economy of Athens' troubled democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other three works included here--\u003cem\u003eThe Skilled Cavalry Commander\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOn Horsemanship\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e--treat skills deemed appropriate for soldiers and leaders, touching on matters of political importance, especially in regard to war. By bringing together Xenophon's shorter writings, this volume aims to help those interested in Xenophon to better understand the core of his thought, political as well as philosophical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterpretive essays by: Wayne Ambler, Robert C. Bartlett, Amy L. Bonnette, Susan D. Collins, Michael Ehrmantraut, David Levy, Gregory A. McBrayer, Abram N. Shulsky.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Longleaf Services on behalf of Cornell University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52691177767279,"sku":"9781501718502","price":212.46,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/1501718509.jpg?v=1771530616","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/shorter-writings","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}