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Plato: Symposium

by Benjamin E. Jowett, Plato
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Overview

This new translation of Plato's dialogue on love avoids the cumbersome locutions of Victorian versions and presents Plato's ancient drinking party in a vigorous contemporary idiom. The character of Socrates emerges with unexpected with and humor, adding new dimensions to his familiar irony.

Synopsis

This new translation of Plato's dialogue on love avoids the cumbersome locutions of Victorian versions and presents Plato's ancient drinking party in a vigorous contemporary idiom. The character of Socrates emerges with unexpected with and humor, adding new dimensions to his familiar irony.

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Book Details

Published
January 1, 1956
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Pages
64
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780023607608

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