Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary
by Xenophon (Author), Sarah B. Pomeroy (Editor)
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Oxford University Press, 1994. Ancient Greek Edition. Hardcover. Like new/Like new. Like new hardcover with navy blue cloth to spine and gilt lettering to spine. Like new dust jacket. 8vo. (5.75 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes text and translation, bibliography, commentary, Greek index to Commentary and a general index. 388 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The Oeconomicus is unique in Greek literature in combining a discussion of the proper management of an oikos ('family', 'household', 'estate') and didactic material on agriculture within a Socratic dialogue. It is one of the richest primary sources for the social, economic, and intellectual history of classical Athens. It contains valuable information and raises questions of perennial interest on marriage, the innate moral, physical, and mental qualities of men and women; the functioning of domestic and pubic economies; rural and urban life; Greek slavery; popular religion; the role of education, and many other topics.
Despite the current widespread interest in the subjects discussed in the Oeconomicus, this text has been largely ignored, and only a few European dissertations- none in English-have been written on it. In this book Professor Pomeroy provides a new translation to complement the Oxford Classical Text, as well as a comprehensive Introduction and Commentary, making the book readily accessible to those both with and without a knowledge of Greek. She covers a wide range of subjects including agriculture, philosophy, and social, military, intellectual, and economic history. It should be of special interest to scholars and students of classics, history, and philosophy, as well as women's studies.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The Oeconomicus is unique in Greek literature in combining a discussion of the proper management of an oikos ('family', 'household', 'estate') and didactic material on agriculture within a Socratic dialogue. It is one of the richest primary sources for the social, economic, and intellectual history of classical Athens. It contains valuable information and raises questions of perennial interest on marriage, the innate moral, physical, and mental qualities of men and women; the functioning of domestic and pubic economies; rural and urban life; Greek slavery; popular religion; the role of education, and many other topics.
Despite the current widespread interest in the subjects discussed in the Oeconomicus, this text has been largely ignored, and only a few European dissertations- none in English-have been written on it. In this book Professor Pomeroy provides a new translation to complement the Oxford Classical Text, as well as a comprehensive Introduction and Commentary, making the book readily accessible to those both with and without a knowledge of Greek. She covers a wide range of subjects including agriculture, philosophy, and social, military, intellectual, and economic history. It should be of special interest to scholars and students of classics, history, and philosophy, as well as women's studies.
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- Title
- Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary
- Author
- Xenophon (Author), Sarah B. Pomeroy (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like new
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- Like new
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- 1
- Edition
- Ancient Greek Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0198140827
- ISBN 13
- 9780198140825
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Greek life, classical literature, agriculture, family life,
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- Greece;
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