Plato and the traditions of ancient literature the silent stream
Exploring both how Plato engaged with existing literary forms and how later literature then created 'classics' out of some of Plato's richest works, this book includes chapters on such subjects as rewritings of the Apology and re-imaginings of Socrates' defence, Plato's high...
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Cambridge University Press
2012
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction : tracing Plato
- 2. Homer and Plato
- 3. Metamorphoses of the Apology
- 4. Dionysius of Halicarnassus and the style of the Phaedrus
- 5. Plato as classic : Plutarch's Amatorius
- 6. Playing with Plato