The golden mean : a novel of Aristotle and Alexander the Great
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 22 cm.
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Moab Library - Adult Fiction Book
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Subtitle taken from jacket.
General Note
Originally published by Random House Canada in 2009.
Description
What would it have been like to sit at the feet of the legendary philosopher Aristotle? Even more intriguing, what would it have been like to witness Aristotle instructing the most famous of his pupils, the young Alexander the Great? As The Golden Mean opens, Aristotle is forced to postpone his dream of succeeding Plato as the leader of the Academy in Athens when Philip of Macedon asks him to stay on in his capital city of Pella to tutor his precocious son, Alexander. At first the philosopher is appalled to be stuck in the brutal backwater of his childhood, but he is soon drawn to the boy's intellectual potential and his capacity for surprise. What he does not know is whether his ideas are any match for the warrior culture that is Alexander's birthright. But he feels that teaching this startling, charming, sometimes horrifying boy is a desperate necessity. And that what the boy -- thrown before his time onto his father's battlefields -- needs most is to learn the golden mean, that elusive balance between extremes that Aristotle hopes will mitigate the boy's will to conquer. Also at stake are his own ambitions, as he plays a cat-and-mouse game of power and influence with Philip, a boyhood friend who now controls his fate.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lyon, A. (2010). The golden mean: a novel of Aristotle and Alexander the Great (1st U.S. ed.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lyon, Annabel, 1971-. 2010. The Golden Mean: A Novel of Aristotle and Alexander the Great. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lyon, Annabel, 1971-. The Golden Mean: A Novel of Aristotle and Alexander the Great Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lyon, Annabel. The Golden Mean: A Novel of Aristotle and Alexander the Great 1st U.S. ed., Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
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