Plato: Symposium de Plato; Kenneth Dover (ed.) - 1980

Paperback. Very Good.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980. Trade paperback. Good.. Cambridge University, 1982, earlier edition, different cover, tight, light wear, some underlining in pencil, name stamp on end paper

Cambridge University Press. Very Good-. 1980. Softcover. 0521295238 . Edgewear to wraps. Some pencilling to a few pages. Small tear to base of spine (1 cm). ; Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; 196 pages; Plato's Symposium is the most literary of all his works and one which all students of classics are likely to want to read whether or not they are studying Plato's philosophy. But the reader does need help in appreciating both the artistry and the arguments, and in comprehending the social and cultural background against which the 'praise of love' is delivered. Sir Kenneth Dover provides here a sympathetic and modern edition of the kind that is long overdue. It consists of an introduction, the Greek text accompanied by a very abbreviated critical apparatus, and a commentary on the text which is intended to elucidate the Greek, to make the philosophical argument intelligible, and to relate the content of what is said to the concepts and assumptions of contemporary morality… Leer más

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Plato's Symposium is the most literary of all his works and one which all students of classics are likely to want to read. Sir Kenneth Dover provides here a sympathetic and modern edition of the kind that is long overdue.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 1980. Paperback. New. 196 pages. 7.50x5.00x0.50 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge University Press, 1980-03-30. paperback. New. 4x0x7. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Cambridge University Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Cambridge University Press, 1980-03-31. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!