On Tyranny Revised and Enlarged Author:Leo Strauss This famous essay, written by the scholar most responsible for the revival in the U.S. of the study of ancient political thought, is based on a close textual analysis of Xenophon's "Hiero, or Tyrannicus." A new literal translation of that work has been included here. Also included is a translation of "Tyranny and Wisdom" by Alexandre Kojeve, E... more »urope's leading Hegelian scholar, which with Strauss's reply, "Restatement on Xenophon's 'Hiero,'" constitutes a rare dialogue between the modern and classical views of tyranny.« less