Plato's Symposium : a reader's guide /

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Author / Creator:	Cooksey, Thomas L.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Continuum, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (v, 174 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Continuum reader's guides Continuum reader's guides.
Subject:	Plato. -- Symposium. Symposium (Plato)
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11285390

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ISBN:	9781441157348 1441157344 1472598393 9781472598394 1282875108 9781282875104 9786612875106 6612875100 9781441150042 1441150048 9780826440679 0826440673 9780826444172 0826444172
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Cooksey, Thomas L. Plato's Symposium. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2010 9780826440679
Standard no.:	9786612875106

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