TY - BOOK AU - Newell,Waller Randy TI - Tyranny: a new interpretation SN - 9781107341470 AV - JC381 .T973 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Despotism KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments; Introduction: the conquest of eros; 1. The ontology of tyranny; 2. The tyrant and the statesman in Plato's political philosophy and Machiavelli's rejoinder; 3. Superlative virtue, monarchy, and political community in Aristotle's Politics; 4. Tyranny and the art of ruling in Xenophon's Education of Cyrus; 5. Machiavelli, Xenophon, and Xenophon's Cyrus; 6. Glory and reputation: Machiavelli's new prince; 7. The republic in motion: Machiavelli's vision of the new Rome; Conclusion: tyranny ancient and modern; Epilogue: the hermaneutical problem of tyranny; Bibliography; 2; b N2 - "This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=545660&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -