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Xenophon's Spartan Constitution

Introduction. Text. Commentary

Michael Lipka author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:De Gruyter

Published:30th Jul '02

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This work presents a new critical edition of The Spartan Constitution, a treatise in state philosophy attributed to the historian Xenophon (c. 430 - c. 355 B. C.). The Greek text, reconstructed on the basis of extant manuscript sources, is prefaced by an introduction and supplemented by a critical commentary and an English translation. The introduction discusses the problem of the text's authenticity and dating and provides a comprehensive account of its sources, reception, language, style and structure as well as an analysis of the manuscript sources and the textual tradition. The commentary addresses linguistic as well as historical problems.

"Lipka's work is an excellent resource for students of Spartan history."Thomas J. Figueira in: Ordia Prima 4/2005

ISBN: 9783110174663

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 562g

310 pages

Reprint 2012