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Plato; Aristophanes; Xenophon

 
9780872205901: The Trials of Socrates: Six Classic Texts
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ISBN 10: 0872205908 ISBN 13: 9780872205901
Casa editrice: Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2002

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Lampooned in 406 B.C.E. in a blistering Aristophanic satire, Socrates was tried in 399 B.C.E. on a charge of corrupting the youth, convicted by a jury of about five hundred of his peers, and condemned to death. Glimpsed today through the extant writings of his contemporaries and near-contemporaries, he remains for us as compelling, enigmatic, and elusive a figure as Jesus or Buddha. Although present-day (like ancient Greek) opinion on the real Socrates diverges widely, six classic texts that any informed judgment of him must take into account appear together, for the first time, in this volume. Those of Plato and Xenophon appear in new, previously unpublished translations that combine accuracy, accessibility, and readability; that of Aristophanes' Clouds offers these same qualities in an unbowdlerized translation that captures brilliantly the bite of Aristophanes' wit. An Introduction to each text and judicious footnotes provide crucial background information and important cross-references.

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C. D. C. Reeve is Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Editore
Hackett Pub Co Inc
Data di pubblicazione
2002
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0872205908
ISBN 13 
9780872205901
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
192
Redattore
Reeve C. D. C.
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