Four texts on Socrates : Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito, and Aristophanes' Clouds
(1998)
Nonfiction
Book
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Call Numbers:
183.2/FOUR
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PUBLISHED
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, ©1998
EDITION
Rev. ed
DESCRIPTION
190 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780801485749, 0801485746, 9780801485749
LANGUAGE
English
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NOTES
This book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense (the Platonic dialogues Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, and Crito) and on the charges against Socrates (Aristophanes' comedy the Clouds). This is the only collection of the three Platonic dialogues which also includes the Clouds, a work that is fundamental for understanding the thought of Socrates in relation to the Athenian political community and to Greek poetry