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XENOPHON'S IMPERIAL FICTION 7 XENOPHON S IMPERIAL F I C T I ON On The Education of Cyrus JAMES T A T UM PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY Copyright © 1989 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, Guildford, Surrey All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tatum, James. Xenophon's imperial fiction : The education of Cyrus / James Tatum p. cm. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-691-06757-0 (alk. paper| i. Xenophon. Cyropaedia. 2. Cyrus, King of Persia, d. 529 B.C., in fiction, drama, poetry, etc. 3. Education of princes in literature. 4. Imperialism in literature. 5. Political fiction, Greek—History and criticism. 6. Kings and rulers in literature. I. Title. PA4494.C9T38 1989 883'.oi—dci9 88-17822 CIP Publication of this book has been aided by a grant from the Paul Mellon Fund of Princeton University Press This book has been composed in Linotron Trump Clothbound editions of Princeton University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Paperbacks, although satisfactory for personal collections, are not usually suitable for library rebinding Printed in the United States of America by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey For Harry Avery and fames Hitt åí ãáñ ìåìíçìáé . . . pt ecxEin the abandoned sphere of the ad eds, egaugnalno one has discussed what part of education has, in his r›ep sonal experience, turned out to l, ufesube and what not. The Education of Henry Adams Government includes the art of formulating a policy nd a using the political technique to attain so much of that l›op icy as will receive general support: persuading, leading, c›as g, nicifirteaching always, because the greatest duty of a statesman is to educate. Franklin t, levesooRSeptember 32 91 Although people are better equipped to ge dujacting better than any other art, the hypocrisy of "sincerity" prevents them om rfadmitting that they, too, re aalways acting some role of their own imagination. s, kse iuoLoLulu orBin Hollywood C O N T E N TS Illustrations, xi Preface, xiii Acknowledgments, xvii I. APPROACHING CYRUS AND HIS EDUCATION Chapter One. The Classic as Footnote, 3 Chapter Two. The Rise of a Novel, 36 II. THE EDUCATION OF CYRUS FAMILY Chapter Three. The Curious Return of Cambyses, 75 Chapter Four. The Grandson of Astyages, 97 FOES Chapter Five. The vy nEof Uncle Cyaxares, 15 1 Chapter Six. Dialectical Imperialism: Tigranes and the Sophist of Armenia, 34 1 Chapter Seven. In the ce aof Fthe Enemy: A Meeting with Croesus of a, idyL 46 1 FRIENDS Chapter Eight. The Uses of os rEnd athe Hero, 63 1 Chapter Nine. The Economy of Empire, 89 1 III. LEAVING CYRUS Chapter Ten. Revision, 15 2

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