Oeconomicus
by
Xenophon
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1917254091
ISBN-13
9781917254090
Publisher
Selkies House Limited
Imprint
Selkies House Limited
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 3rd, 2026
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The first in a new gift series of the world's ancient wisdom on land, gardens and the home, reinterpreted for the modern small holder, gardener, and nature lover. Oeconomicus is the original and most important Greek classic text on household management by one of the great writers of Antiquity, the philospher Xenophon.
Stoicism, hard work and moderation frame Oeconomicus. It is one of the world’s earliest works on the subjects of home management and the concept of ownership. In the form of philosophical discourse, writer Xenophon visits a conversation between Socrates and one of his followers, Critobulus, and they discuss what it is that makes “a home”. As their conversation develops topics under discussion include money and the relative notions of wealth that property and possessions hold. In a second part, Xenophon relates Socrates’ recollection of a conversation with gentleman-farmer Ischomachus. His view of the role of husbands and wives is shared. The ideas have been controversial for two millennia among scholars but are being replayed today.
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