Symposium
(2021)
By: Plato

Nonfiction

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Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Otbebookpublishing, 2021
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1 online resource

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9783968656670 (electronic bk.) MWT13919908, 3968656679 (electronic bk.) 13919908
LANGUAGE
English
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The Symposium is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. 385-370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. The men include the philosopher Socrates, the general and political figure Alcibiades, and the comic playwright Aristophanes. The speeches are to be given in praise of Eros, the god of love and desire

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