Plato's Phaedrus

Plato's Phaedrus

by Plato

Narrated by Albert A. Anderson

Unabridged — 2 hours, 22 minutes

Plato's Phaedrus

Plato's Phaedrus

by Plato

Narrated by Albert A. Anderson

Unabridged — 2 hours, 22 minutes

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Overview

Plato's dialogues frequently treat several topics and show their connection to each other. The Phaedrus is a model of that skill because of its seamless progression from examples of speeches about the nature of love to mythical visions of human nature and destiny to the essence of beauty and, finally, to a penetrating discussion of speaking and writing. It ends with an examination of the love of wisdom as a dialectical activity in the human mind.

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This is a fine translation, both fluent and accurate. It captures the range of tonalities of the original in elegant English that is neither stiffly formal nor cheaply colloquial….The supplementary matter is appropriate and useful. The introduction is crisp and clear, the interpretive essay illuminating…Scully has done a sound and serious job of translating and annotating for the general reader. Above all, his translation is excellent in respect to style and clarity: really a pleasure to read.

-- David Konstan, Brown University

Product Details

BN ID: 2940169956061
Publisher: Agora Publications
Publication date: 01/01/2010
Series: Agora Editions
Edition description: Unabridged
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