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Symposium ; and Phaedrus / Plato ; translated by Tom Griffith ; with an introduction by R.B. Rutherford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plato.
- Series:
- Everyman's library ; 194.
- Everyman's library ; 194
- Standardized Title:
- Symposium. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Love--Early works to 1800.
- Love.
- Soul--Early works to 1800.
- Soul.
- Socrates.
- Rhetoric, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- xli, 195 pages ; 22 cm.
- Other Title:
- Symposium ; and Phaedrus
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, [2000]
- Summary:
- It has been said that, after the Bible, Plato's dialogues are the most influential books in Western culture. And of the dialogues, the "Symposium" is the most delightful and accessible, requiring no special knowledge of ancient Greek philosophy or customs. Dramatizing a party in fifth-century B.C. Athens, the deceptively unassuming "Symposium" introduces--in the guise of convivial after-dinner conversation--profound ideas about the nature of love. In "Phaedrus," here published together with the "Symposium," Plato discusses the place of eloquence in expounding truth. In both dialogues, Socrates plays the leading role, by turns teasing, arguing, analyzing, joking, inspiring, and cajoling his followers into understanding ideas that have remained central to Western thought through the centuries.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195).
- Contains:
- Plato. Phaedrus. English. 2000.
- ISBN:
- 0375411747
- OCLC:
- 45375156
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