Phaedrus: A Philosophical Dialogue on Love, Rhetoric, and the Soul - Plato's Meditation on Truth and Inspiration (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

About this book

Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerotic love. This new translation is accompanied by an introduction, further reading, and full notes on the text and translation that discuss the structure of the dialogue and elucidate issues that might puzzle the modern reader.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9781806292301

Publisher

Library of Alexandria

Published

June 25, 2025

Pages

110

Weight

8 oz

Subject

Literary Collections