Symposium

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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.

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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.

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