Harman, R;
(2021)
Politics and form in Xenophon.
In: Vasunia, P, (ed.)
The Politics of Form in Greek Literature.
(pp. 179-200).
Bloomsbury Publishing: London, UK.
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Abstract
Xenophon’s works are full of unexpected shifts in structure and peculiarities in tone: his narratives and arguments sometimes seem to change direction mid-flow, pointing the reader in opposite directions at once. In this chapter, I will suggest that these oddities of Xenophon’s style, which are such a distinctive feature of his writing but have proved a puzzle to scholars, can be explained in terms of the political effect of his works. For Xenophon, problems of form reveal and instantiate the political problems of his time. I argue that the disjunctive feel of Xenophon’s writing, rather than being a problem to be explained away, must be addressed as fundamental to his works’ historical significance.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | Politics and form in Xenophon |
| ISBN: | 1350162655 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781350162655 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350162662.ch-009 |
| Publisher version: | https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/the-pol... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Greek and Latin |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137591 |
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