Symposium
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ancient, Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Essays, Poetry
| Author: | Plato | ISBN: | 9780191605499 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford | Publication: | January 20, 1994 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford | Language: | English |
| Author: | Plato |
| ISBN: | 9780191605499 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford |
| Publication: | January 20, 1994 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford |
| Language: | English |
In his celebrated masterpiece, Symposium, Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC at which the guests include the comic poet Aristophanes and, of course, Plato's mentor Socrates. The power, humour, and pathos of Plato's creation engages the reader on every page. This new translation is complemented by full explanatory notes and an illuminating introduction.
In his celebrated masterpiece, Symposium, Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC at which the guests include the comic poet Aristophanes and, of course, Plato's mentor Socrates. The power, humour, and pathos of Plato's creation engages the reader on every page. This new translation is complemented by full explanatory notes and an illuminating introduction.
