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Plato's Symposium : a reader's guide /
In many regards the dialectical counterpart of the Republic, the Symposium is one of the richest and most influential of the Platonic dialogues, resonating not only with Western philosophy, but also with literature art and theology. While Plato ostensibly dramatizes a humorous account of a drinking...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Continuum reader's guides.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In many regards the dialectical counterpart of the Republic, the Symposium is one of the richest and most influential of the Platonic dialogues, resonating not only with Western philosophy, but also with literature art and theology. While Plato ostensibly dramatizes a humorous account of a drinking party, he presents a profoundly serious explication of Eros that challenges the limits of reason, the nature of gender, identity and narrative form. € Plato's Symposium : A Reader's Guide presents a concise and accessible introduction to the text, offering invaluable guidance on: - Historical. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (v, 174 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441157348 1441157344 1472598393 9781472598394 1282875108 9781282875104 9786612875106 6612875100 9781441150042 1441150048 |