{"product_id":"the-symposium-of-plato-paperback","title":"The Symposium of Plato - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzy Q. Groden\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJohn Brentlinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePlato\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new translation of Plato's dialogue on love avoids the cumbersome locutions of Victorian versions and presents Plato's ancient drinking party in a vigorous contemporary idiom. The character of Socrates emerges with unexpected wit and humor, adding new dimensions to his familiar irony. A poet and philosopher have collaborated to give an English version that is fresh and clear, and accurately renders the ideas of the speakers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA detailed internal analysis of the structure of the dialogue is given in the introduction. The afterword presents an historical interpretation of the two ways of love, eros and agapé, an a reinterpretation of eros in Plato.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new translation of Plato's dialogue on love avoids the cumbersome locutions of Victorian versions and presents Plato's ancient drinking party in a vigorous contemporary idiom. The character of Socrates emerges with unexpected with and humor, adding new dimensions to his familiar irony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutstanding graphic artist \u003cb\u003eLEONARD BASKIN\u003c\/b\u003e has contributed a series of line drawings, including portraits of Socrates and Diotima.\u003cb\u003eSUZY Q GRODEN\u003c\/b\u003e, who lives and writes in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the acclaimed translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Poems of Sappho\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eJOHN A. BRENTLINGER\u003c\/b\u003ereceived his Ph.D. from Yale University and is a member of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.97 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 1970\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50391879287021,"sku":"9780870230769","price":50.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/GgKsr6iOY9780870230769.webp?v=1785817929","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/the-symposium-of-plato-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}