Plato: Phaedrus

Plato (Author), R. Hackforth (Edited by)

9780521097031, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 May 1972

184 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.24 kg

The dialogue begins with a playful discussion of erotic passion, then extends the theme to consider the nature of inspiration, love and knowledge. The centerpiece is the myth of the charioteer - the famous and moving account of the vision, fall and incarnation of the soul. Professor Hackforth here translates the dialogue for the student and general reader. There is a running commentary on the course of the argument and the meaning of the key Greek terms, and a full intoduction to explain the philosophical background and the place of this work among Plato's writings.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB]