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Title: |
Symposium |
| Series: |
Focus Philosophical Library |
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| By (author): |
Plato Edited and translated by: Avi Sharon |
| ISBN10-13: |
0941051560 : 9780941051569 |
| Illustrations: |
b/w illus |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
215.9x139.7mm |
| Pages: |
80 |
| Weight: |
.140 Kg. |
| Published: |
Focus - January 1998 |
| List Price: |
12.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 12 |
| Subjects: |
Literary essays : Literary studies: classical, early & medieval : Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 |
English translation. Introduction and glossary. The glossary of key terms is a unique addition to Platonic literature by which concepts central to each dialogue are discussed and cross-referenced as to their occurrences throughout the work. In such a way students are encouraged to see beyond the words into concepts. |
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"The Symposium challenges the translator who is also a poet in its range of styles which is unique among the Platonic dialogues. Not only does the translator have to mimic the distinct style of the narrator, Apollodoros, and the seven symposiasts . . . he has to mind and represent the action in this the most dramatic of the Platonic dialogues. Sharon's translation meets these challenges and is a brilliant recovery of the style and drama of the Symposium . I know of no other translation that is so appropriately various in the styles adopted by and for the speakers or which is so attentive to the drama of this dialogue which celebrates a tragic victory." --Diskin Clay, Duke University
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