The shorter writings

413 Pages·2018·2.09 MB·English

by  McBrayer

Xenophon
The Shorter Writings
A volume in the series
Agora Editions
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Thomas L. Pangle
Founding Editor
Allan Bloom
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Xenophon
The Shorter Writings
Edited by
GREGORY A. MCBRAYER
cornell university press
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First published 2018 by Cornell University Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Xenophon, author. | McBrayer, Gregory A. (Gregory Alan), 1978– editor.
Title: The shorter writings / Xenophon ; edited by Gregory A. McBrayer.
Description: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018. | Series: Agora editions |
 Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifi ers: LCCN 2017039249 (print) | LCCN 2017043060 (ebook) |
 ISBN 9781501718519 (pdf) | ISBN 9781501718526 (epub/mobi) |
 ISBN 9781501718496 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781501718502
 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Xenophon—Translations into English.
Classifi cation: LCC PA4495.A4 (ebook) | LCC PA4495.A4 M37 2018 (print) |
 DDC 883/.01—dc23
LC record available at htt ps://lccn.loc.gov/2017039249

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Contents
Editor’s Introduction 1
Gregory A. McBrayer
Chapter 1 Hiero, or The Skilled Tyrant 9
Translated by David K. O’Connor
An Introduction to the Hiero 29
by David Levy
Chapter 2 Agesilaus 51
Translated by Robert C. Bartlett
An Introduction to the Agesilaus 79
by Robert C. Bartlett
Chapter 3 Regime of the Lacedaemonians 107
Translated by Catherine S. Kuiper and Susan D. Collins
An Introduction to the Regime of the Lacedaemonians 126
by Susan D. Collins
Chapter 4 Regime of the Athenians 149
Translated by Gregory A. McBrayer
An Introduction to the Regime of the Athenians 160
by Gregory A. McBrayer
vi ] Contents
Chapter 5 Ways and Means, or On Revenues 175
Translated by Wayne Ambler
An Introduction to the Ways and Means 189
by Abram N. Shulsky
Chapter 6 The Skilled Cavalry Commander 211
Translated by Wayne Ambler
An Introduction to The Skilled Cavalry Commander 232
by Wayne Ambler
Chapter 7 On Horsemanship 253
Translated by Amy L. Bonnett e
An Introduction to On Horsemanship 277
by Amy L. Bonnett e
Chapter 8 The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs 295
Translated by Michael Ehrmantraut
and Gregory A. McBrayer
An Introduction to The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs 326
by Michael Ehrmantraut
Notes 351
Index 401
Xenophon
The Shorter Writings

Editor’s Introduction
Gregory A. McBrayer
I n the last half century or so, there has been resurgence in the study
of Xenophon, across a variety of disciplines and methodological ap-
proaches. 1 We hope to encourage or contribute to this resurgence
by off ering new, literal translations of Xenophon’s eight shorter
writings along with interpretive essays on each work: Hiero, or The
Skilled Tyrant ; Agesilaus ; Regime of the Lacedaemonians ; Regime of the
Athenians ; Ways and Means, or On Revenues ; The Skilled Cavalry Com-
mander ; On Horsemanship ; and The One Skilled at Hunting with Dogs.
Other collections of Xenophon’s works are available, but each has
its shortcomings. Many are very old, most provide inadequate trans-
lations, and none of the alternatives contains interpretive essays
along the lines of what we provide. Where introductory remarks are
found, they are usually brief, and where they are longer, they focus
more on historical context than textual analysis. Additionally, only
two contain all of the works included here in a single volume: Rev.
J. S. Watson’s X enophon’s Minor Works 2 and E. C. Marchant’s edition
in the Loeb series.3
Of all previous translations, that done by Watson is probably the
best. Watson’s volume includes all of Xenophon’s shorter works, as
well as three of his shorter Socratic works. It is the most accurate
previous translation, though even it is not without fl aws (Watson
anachronistically translates polis as “state,” for example). Also, his
introductory remarks are exceedingly brief. But above all, Watson’s
translation is no longer available in print, it being over 150 years old.