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Symposium of Plato by Plato (1993, Trade Paperback)

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Title: Symposium Of Plato. Author: Plato (Author), Griffith, Tom (Translator), Forster, Peter (Illustrator). Publisher: University of California Press. Number of Pages: 144. Weight: 0.51 lbs. Publication Date: 1993-05-24.

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PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520066952

ISBN-139780520066953

eBay Product ID (ePID)554018

Product Key Features

Book TitleSymposium of Plato

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Political, Ancient & Classical

Publication Year1993

IllustratorYes, Forster, Peter

GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy

AuthorPlato

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal184

SynopsisA superb example of the bookmaker's and translator's art, this new edition of Plato'sSymposiumexhibits aesthetic, literary, and intellectual excellences rarely found together in a single volume. Tom Griffith's translation of this foundation work of Western culture is unsurpassed for the balance it achieves between readability and fidelity to Plato's Greek. For felicity of phrasing, freshness, care to match the sense of the Greek rather than its wording, and for its idiomatic rendering of the spoken word, it has no peer. Originally published in a limited edition with facing Greek and color wood engravings, Griffith's translation is here presented in reduced format that retains the aesthetic quality of the original version at an affordable price., A superb example of the bookmaker's and translator's art, this new edition of Plato's Symposium exhibits aesthetic, literary, and intellectual excellences rarely found together in a single volume. Tom Griffith's translation of this foundation work of Western culture is unsurpassed for the balance it achieves between readability and fidelity to Plato's Greek. For felicity of phrasing, freshness, care to match the sense of the Greek rather than its wording, and for its idiomatic rendering of the spoken word, it has no peer. Originally published in a limited edition with facing Greek and color wood engravings, Griffith's translation is here presented in reduced format that retains the aesthetic quality of the original version at an affordable price.