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Summary:

"Plato of Athens, who laid the foundations of the Western philosophical tradition and in range and depth ranks among its greatest practitioners, was born to a prosperous and politically active family circa 427 BC. In early life an admirer of Socrates, Plato later founded the first institution of higher learning in the West, the Academy, among whose many notable alumni was Aristotle. Traditionally ascribed to Plato are thirty-five dialogues developing Socrates' dialectic method and composed with great stylistic virtuosity, together with the 'Apology' and thirteen letters. The three works in this volume, though written at different stages of Plato's career, are set toward the end of Socrates' life (from 416) and explore the relationship between two people known as love ('erōs') or friendship ('philia'). In 'Lysis,' Socrates meets two young men exercising in a wrestling school during a religious festival. In 'Symposium,' Socrates attends a drinking party along with several accomplished friends to celebrate the young tragedian Agathon's victory in the Lenaia festival of 416: the topic of conversation is love. And in 'Phaedrus,' Socrates and his eponymous interlocutor escape the midsummer heat of the city to the banks of the river Ilissus, where speeches by both on the subject of love lead to a critical discussion of the current state of the theory and practice of rhetoric"--Dust jacket.

Table of Contents:

• Lysis
• Symposium
• Phaedrus.

Author/Creator:

Plato , author

Contributors:

Emlyn-Jones, C. J. , editor, translator

Preddy, William, 1943- , editor, translator

Languages:

English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Language Notes:

Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages; introduction and notes in English.

Included Works:

Lysis [by Plato] (English; (Emlyn-Jones and Preddy))

Lysis [by Plato] (Greek; (Emlyn-Jones and Preddy))

Symposium [by Plato] (English; (Emlyn-Jones and Preddy))

Symposium [by Plato] (Greek; (Emlyn-Jones and Preddy))

Phaedrus [by Plato] (English; (Emlyn-Jones and Preddy))

Phaedrus [by Plato] (Greek; (Emlyn-Jones and Preddy))

Related Series:

Works [of Plato] (Complete); [volume] 3 (English; (Loeb classical library); 2013)

Works [of Plato] (Complete); [volume] 3 (Greek; (Loeb classical library); 2013)

Loeb classical library; [volume] 166

Subjects:

Socrates

Philosophy, Ancient

Love — Early works to 1800

Love

Genres:

Dialogues (Literature)

Early works

General Notes:

"This edition...replaces the original Loeb editions by Sir Walter R.M. Lamb and by Harold North Fowler"--Jacket
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxix-xl) and indexes.

Physical Description:

xl, 540 pages ; 17 cm.

Call Numbers:

PA4279 .A3 2022

ISBNs:

9780674997431 (hardcover)
0674997433 (hardcover)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2021945892

OCLC Numbers:

1266214640