Symposium by Plato - ISBN: 9781857151947
Hardcover
An Athenian party explores the profound, delightful, and timeless nature of love.

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  • Hardcover

    248 pages

  • Release Date

    15 October 2000

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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 publis…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781857151947
ISBN-10:1857151941
Author:Plato
Publisher:Everyman
Imprint:Everyman's Library
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:248
Release Date:15 October 2000
Weight:374g
Dimensions:210mm x 132mm x 20mm
Series:Everyman's Library CLASSICS

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