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Xanthippe

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Author : Eileen Ebert Smith
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2013-11-18

Xanthippe written by Eileen Ebert Smith and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-18 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

It was not Xanthippe's carrot colored sheath of hair, or her lissome way of walking, like a cat, nor even her devilish gift of mimicry that caused talk. What really set people's tongues wagging were her wild and crazy escapades. For one, she was often seen racing around the country-side on a horse! Granted her father was a renowned riding master, there are certain things that nice girls just don't do! She is still pining for her first love when her parents betroth her to Socrates, a controversial cult leader, who challenges long-held beliefs and takes orders from a 'Daemon'. Unfamiliar surroundings and the characters she meets following her marriage bring a mixture of laughter and rage, a new approach to an old affair, and some hitherto undiscovered strengths. Xanthippe wearies of her husband's ideologies, yet hears them until they become etched on her mind. A turning point in her life comes when she does battle with Zeus himself! Much has been and continues to be written about Socrates. On the other hand there is little to be found about his wife beyond random comments about her sassy tongue and bad temper. After twelve years of meticulous research and writing, author Eileen Ebert Smith presents a captivating new view of Xanthippe and her lace in Greek history. Jill, of Bang Printing, said it all in a note to the author: "Until working on your book, I was never at all interested in Greek history. Your introduction to the many characters involved makes it all come alive like never before." M. E. Robertson Palm Springs, CA 1994

Xanthippic Dialogues

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Author : Roger Scruton
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-22

Xanthippic Dialogues written by Roger Scruton and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-22 with Fiction categories.

The real Plato is revealed to us, by the women whom he banished from his arguments. In Plato's dialogues, an idealised Socrates expounds the ideas for which Plato will, until the end of history, be famous. The world of Forms; the ideal Republic with its totalitarian masterplan; the tribute to Eros, god of love (or at least of homosexual love); the promise of soul's salvation - all this has come down to us in the distinctive tone of Plato's teacher. But how much of it did Socrates believe? Were Plato's contemporaries really taken in? Who was Plato anyway? And what lay behind his philosophy, from which the real world of men and women was so rigorously excluded? Until the discovery of the Xanthippic Dialogues, we had no answers to those questions. Now the real Plato is revealed to us, by the women whom he banished from his arguments. In this brilliant and witty exposé, the mask of abstraction is lifted, to reveal the truth that lies beneath. And the truth is Xanthippe: wife of Socrates, teacher of Aristole, and Founding Mother of the Western world.

The Xanthippe Fragments

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Author : Becky Gould Gibson
language : en
Publisher: St. Andrews University Press
Release Date : 2016-11-10

The Xanthippe Fragments written by Becky Gould Gibson and has been published by St. Andrews University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-10 with categories.

The Xanthippe Fragments tells the story of a woman faced with her husband's imminent execution by the State. The year is 399 BCE, the woman Xanthippe, wife of Socrates. Cast into "fragments," the narrative spans roughly thirty days between Socrates' trial and death. Each day Xanthippe visits the shrine of Aphrodite on the Acropolis to receive succor and to leave a token of her affection. She then repairs home to care for her house and children, often chatting with her friend and neighbor Myrto. In the evening she takes a dish of greens to Socrates in prison. Or so the poet, Becky Gibson, imagines. What if Xanthippe were no shrew as her detractors insist but rather a devoted spouse, robust and intelligent, herself something of a talker -- a woman who speaks her mind? The Xanthippe of these pages goes about her daily routine as she must, perhaps out of duty, out of habit, out of the need to fend off despair. The Xanthippe Fragments is a love story, a quiet book in the voice of a woman who teaches herself how to survive.

The Acts Of Xanthippe And Polyxena

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897

The Acts Of Xanthippe And Polyxena written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with categories.

Xanthippe Wife Of Socrates

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Author : Eileen E. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994-11-01

Xanthippe Wife Of Socrates written by Eileen E. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11-01 with categories.

Much has been written about Socrates but little is found about his wife beyond random comments about her sassy tongue & bad temper. Not since Mary Renault gave us THE KING MUST DIE & THE BULL FROM THE SEA has a novelist integrated story with such a fascinating period of history. Socrates, who alone would seem to defy fictionalization, takes on lively life here, while his young wife Xanthippe emerges as one of fiction's most engagingly complex heroines. The real Xanthippe deserved to be known & her Athens, besieged by the Spartans, is admirably researched & recreated in this fast-paced narrative. This exotic, often violent world, despite its remoteness in time, contains parallels to our own century. The mores differ, but the men & women, with their brutalities & lusts, their courage, idealism & endurance, are not far from us who are alive today. Author Eileen Ebert Smith after 12 years of research presents a captivating new view of Xanthippe & her place in Greek history. The book jacket itself invites you to this new novel not to be missed. Order: ISBN 0-9643972-0-X JANZEN PRESS, P.O. Box 2254, Palm Springs, CA 92263; 619-861-5788; Price: $23.00, or Baker & Taylor CD ROM.

Socrates With Xanthippe On His Last Day

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Author : Art Aeon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-06-24

Socrates With Xanthippe On His Last Day written by Art Aeon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-24 with Fiction categories.

"Socrates with Xanthippe on his Last Day" by Art Aeon is a fictional narrative song in tercet stanzas. It sings of an imaginary dialogue between the character Xanthippe, the widow of Socrates, and the character Plato, who visits Xanthippe soon after the execution of his revered mentor in Athens. The state of affairs in this story is the same as that in the Phaedo of the historic philosopher Plato (423-347 BCE): On his last day in the Athenian prison, what things Socrates discussed with his devoted friends, and how he met his death. But the content of the present fiction is substantially different from the Plato's Phaedo: The main topic of the Plato's Phaedo is about the Socrates' arguments for immortality of soul. In this fiction, the character Socrates is portrayed to discuss various topics: On the nature of death; On the meanings of mystic words such as, 'soul', 'immortality', 'god', 'muses', etc.; On the nature of justice; On the ethical problems of the Olympian gods as depicted by Homer, Hesiod, and other great Greek poets in their epics and tragedies. Socrates introduces the profound and revolutionary philosophic ideas of Xenophanes (c. 570- c. 475 BCE) who criticized Homer and Hesiod for their portrayal of the Olympian gods as humanlike and immoral. After discussions on the impossibility for any human to know the true nature of deity, they examine the tragedy Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus (c. 525- c. 455 BCE) to discuss the topic of divine justice. In time, the jailor comes in, and sends away everyone except Xanthippe. Socrates takes a nap before his execution. When he wakes up, he relates to Xanthippe his mysterious last dream: How he happened to meet Prometheus, the compassionate saviour of the mankind from the Zeus' plan of their extermination; how he repented to Prometheus for the people's vile bigotry of Zeus in disrespect of their saviour; how he learned the deep mystery of the vast cosmic drama of the universe. At sunset, Socrates thanks Xanthippe for her devotion, prays to Athena for protection of his beloved family, and dedicates his spirit to Prometheus. Then he drinks the poison in composure, and meets his death in peace. Thus, Xanthippe finishes her recollection of the final day of Socrates. Deeply moved, Plato vows to Xanthippe that he will devote his life to study what Socrates taught, and to immortalize his ideals by writing them into books for all mankind to study.

Xanthippe S Dream

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Author : Philip Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Release Date : 2010

Xanthippe S Dream written by Philip Edwards and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Fiction categories.

When bubonic plague breaks out in Athens in the year 404 B.C., several families escape to a deserted Aegean island. As the refugees confront the external and social challenges facing them, they are attacked by pirates and are beset by crime. To cope with these pressures, Xanthippe's Dream offers solutions to these life-changing dilemmas. But in the end, there is no prescribed resolution and readers become involved in the novel's outcome. The titular character Xanthippe is a well-born Athenian who is modest about her talents. With her friends Philippa and Cleo, she sets out to domesticate her new homeland and a different world is created in this imaginative page-turner. Xanthippe's Dream offers a 50-year history of the island colony.

World History Case Study

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Author : Alan Elliott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994

World History Case Study written by Alan Elliott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Greece categories.

Xanthippe The Great

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Author : Penelope Penny Koutourinis
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2017-05-21

Xanthippe The Great written by Penelope Penny Koutourinis and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-21 with categories.

Intertwined philosophical non-fiction and fiction. A Play in Three Acts This is a play about Xanthippe, wife of Socrates. It tells the story of her life. To fill in the gaps of Xanthippe's life, I placed her in events, which were real, but there is no historical proof that she was ever there. Xanthippe was called a shrew by some people, but this story says otherwise. There is a novel version of Xanthippe the Great available. This play may not be produced as a film, tv series, theatrical performance, musical, opera or any other type without my permission.

Xanthippe The Great

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Author : Penelope Penny Koutourinis
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-08-16

Xanthippe The Great written by Penelope Penny Koutourinis and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-16 with categories.

Intertwined philosophical non-fiction and fiction. This story is about Xanthippe, wife of Socrates. It tells the story of her life. To fill in the gaps of Xanthippe's life, I placed her in events, which were real, but there is no historical proof that she was ever there. Xanthippe was called a shrew by some people, but this story says otherwise. A theatrical play of Xanthippe the Great is available. (It's titled, Xanthippe the Great, wife of Socrates - The Play - A Play in Three Acts.)