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Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics: Plato: Symposium
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Description for Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics: Plato: Symposium
Paperback. An edition for students of Greek in universities and the upper forms of schools. Editor(s): Dover, Sir Kenneth J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 193 pages, bibliography, index. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 196 pages, bibliography, index. Editor(s): Dover, K. J. An edition for students of Greek in universities and the upper forms of schools. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 128 x 12. Weight: 212. Language: Greek, modern (1453-).
Plato's Symposium is the most literary of all his works and one which all students of classics are likely to want to read whether or not they are studying Plato's philosophy. But the reader does need help in appreciating both the artistry and the arguments, and in comprehending the social and cultural background against which the 'praise of love' is delivered. Sir Kenneth Dover provides here a sympathetic and modern edition of the kind that is long overdue. It consists of an introduction, the Greek text accompanied by a very abbreviated critical apparatus, and a commentary on the text which ... Read more
Plato's Symposium is the most literary of all his works and one which all students of classics are likely to want to read whether or not they are studying Plato's philosophy. But the reader does need help in appreciating both the artistry and the arguments, and in comprehending the social and cultural background against which the 'praise of love' is delivered. Sir Kenneth Dover provides here a sympathetic and modern edition of the kind that is long overdue. It consists of an introduction, the Greek text accompanied by a very abbreviated critical apparatus, and a commentary on the text which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
Greek, modern (1453-)
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521295239
SKU
V9780521295239
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Reviews for Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics: Plato: Symposium
'This commentary ... does three things superbly. It explains Plato's Greek punctiliously, especially the less familiar constructions, particles, and words that are often loosely or wrongly translated. With a razor's sharpness it cuts through sloppy or faulty logic in Plato's Greek. And it provides the necessary background material, whether historical, literary, sexual, or social.' Greece & Rome ' ... few ... Read more