
Plato's Symposium
Hunter(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 5. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
164 pages
978-0-19-516080-2 (ISBN)
Description
Plato's Symposium tells of a dinner party at a crucial point in Athenian history at which the guests decide that they will each in turn deliver a speech in praise of love. The humourous and brilliant work that follows points the way towards all Western thinking about love. The Symposium is also one of Plato's most sophisticated meditations on the practice of philosophy. This book introduces the literary and historical context of Plato's work, surveys and explains the arguments, and considers why Plato has cast this work in a highly unusual narrative form. A final chapter traces the influence of the Symposium from antiquity to the modern day. No knowledge of Greek or Greek philosophy is required.
Reviews / Votes
[Hunter's] fine study does full justice to the complexity of this ever fascinating work and will encourage further thought amongst readers. * Penelope Murray, Journal of Hellenic studies 126,Reviews of Books 211 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academics and students researching in Classical Studies, Classical Literature, Classical Philosophy
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
188 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-516080-2 (9780195160802)
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Person
Richard Hunter is Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University.
Content
Editor's Foreword
Preliminary Note
1: Setting the Scene
2: Eros before Socrates
3: The Love of Socrates
4: The Morning After
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index of Passages
General Index
Preliminary Note
1: Setting the Scene
2: Eros before Socrates
3: The Love of Socrates
4: The Morning After
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index of Passages
General Index