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Le sympose de Platon ou de l'amour et de beauté, traduit de Grec en François, avec trois livres de Commentaires, extraictz de toute philosophie : Printed Book. 1559.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plato, author.
- Language:
- French
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- Hebrew
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Gastronomy.
- Paris (France).
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, Paris, France, 2020.
- Language Note:
- French; Latin; Greek; Hebrew
- Summary:
- Discussions which celebrate the pleasures of eating and drinking in early Western civilization frequently appear in the writings of the Greek philosophers. Plato's Symposium describes a banquet given by Agathon, an Athenian poet, for a few colleagues including Socrates and Aristophanes.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:3068102147083
- This edition is a 16th century French translation from the Greek which, in addition to the Symposium, includes a group of poetic passages from works by various ancient poets.
- Special Collections
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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