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This new translation of Plato's "Symposium" is intended to bring this classic text to life for modern readers. The translation is accompanied by a commentary which aims to enrich the reader's understanding of Plato's philosophy and to provide insights into present-day philosophical concerns.
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"This book will be of immense value to students of philosophy and literature and should interest general readers as well."--Library Journal
"Allen is a superb translator, whose elegantly simple yet precise language gives access to Plato both as a philosopher and as a literary artist."--Library Journal (on Volume 1)
"An important book. . . . The translation is fine; the major contribution is the thickly textured and expansive commentary covering each section of the dialogue. . . . Included are extended discussions of Dionysus, Greek medicine, Plotinus and Ficino, Plato and Freud, and a philosophical analysis of wish versus desire. . . . This book will be of immense value to students of philosophy and literature and should interest general readers as well."--Raymond Frey, Book Review Digest
"This volume contains an elegant translation and a useful essay."--Steven Lowenstam, Classical World
"Remarkable erudition, dialectical sophistication, and good sense are at work here. The result is a readable and interesting book that is likely to be the standard work on the Symposium for a long time to come."--Robert G. Turnbull, Ohio State University
This a translation of Plato's Symposium brings a classic text to life for modern readers. This faithful and readable translation is supplemented with a commentary that not only enriches our understanding of Plato's philosophy and the world of Greek antiquity, but also provides insights into present-day philosophical concerns.
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- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0300048742
- ISBN 13 9780300048742
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages190
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