the symposium Hamilton, Walter Translator mixed material bibliography New York Penguin Books 1951 monographic en English

Print

128 p . ; 18 cm As a master of dramatic dialogue, Plato (427-347 в.с.) has few rivals, and in The Symposium he is at his most incisive and entertaining. The scene is a dinner party for the literati of Athens, the action a series of speeches by the guests. From these there emerge a complete and complex philosophy of love. The pivot of the argument is Socrates' speech in which sensuality is transcended and we move from the sensible to the ideal world. But just as the preceding speeches are vital to the theme and scheme of progression, so too is the brilliant character sketch of Socrates by Alcibiades which rounds off the dialogue. By combining his formidable skills as a philosopher and as an artist, Plato creates in The Symposium an ingenious harmony of thought and word, idea and expression--playful, profound and invariably provocative. Symposium 1840140440240 Perpustakaan STTB Bandung Theological Seminary 184 Ham s E91002877 Non Fiction 184 Ham s 71QwS61TcmL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg 99383 2024-10-25 17:46:48 2025-02-04 11:17:13 machine generated