Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Banquet Of Plato (1908)

The Banquet Of Plato (1908)

Shelley, Percy Bysshe

Hardcover

PhilosophyOccultReligion General

ISBN10: 143657675X
ISBN13: 9781436576758
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 2 2008
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Banquet of Plato is a philosophical dialogue written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, in which he explores the nature of love and beauty through a series of speeches delivered by a group of Athenian intellectuals gathered at a banquet. In this 1908 edition, the text is translated into English by the renowned Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who brings his own poetic sensibility to the work. Shelley's translation is accompanied by an introduction that provides historical and cultural context for the text, as well as a detailed analysis of its themes and arguments. The Banquet of Plato is a classic work of Western philosophy that continues to be studied and debated by scholars and students of philosophy, literature, and culture.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

2 different editions

Also available

Also in

Philosophy

View All