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12%OFFAndrea Capra - Plato's Four Muses: The <i>Phaedrus</i> and the Poetics of Philosophy (Hellenic Studies Series) - 9780674417229 - V9780674417229
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Plato's Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy (Hellenic Studies Series)

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Description for Plato's Four Muses: The Phaedrus and the Poetics of Philosophy (Hellenic Studies Series) Paperback. Andrea Capra reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus. Capra maintains that Socrates's conversion to "demotic" music in the Phaedo closely parallels the Phaedrus and is apologetic in character, since Socrates was held responsible for dismissing traditional mousike. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.

Plato’s Four Muses reconstructs Plato’s authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus, with an Introduction and Conclusion that contextualize the construction more broadly. The Phaedrus, it is argued, is Plato’s most self-referential dialogue, and Plato’s reference to four Muses in Phaedrus 259c–d is read as a hint at the “ingredients” of philosophical discourse, which turns out to be a form of provocatively old-fashioned mousikê.

Andrea Capra maintains that Socrates’s conversion to “demotic”—as opposed to metaphorical—music in the Phaedo closely parallels the Phaedrus and is apologetic in character, since Socrates was held responsible for dismissing traditional mousikê. This ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Condition
New
Series
Hellenic Studies Series
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674417229
SKU
V9780674417229
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About Andrea Capra
Andrea Capra is Assistant Professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Milan.

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