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Symposium

Xenophon ; with an introduction, translation and commentary by A.J. Bowen ; advisory editor, M.M. Willcock

(Classical texts)

Aris & Phillips, c1998

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Description

The Symposium that Xenophon wrote has lived in the shadow of the more famous one by Plato, so much so that it has not received a full commentary in English for well over a hundred years. Yet it is a work as useful for its Greek as it is precious for its content. Socrates is the hero of each Symposium, but most of our understanding of him is usually owed to Plato; we risk assuming that his portrait of Socrates is right. Xenophon saw the man differently: his picture is independent and it is the only significant surviving alternative view. Moreover, the scene that Xenophon paints in his Symposium has a vigour and wit of its own. The work is a document of prime importance for the classical Greek society which we study most and know best: it is set at the male heart of it. Thirdly, Xenophon's Greek is lucid and unforced. The editor has been using the text for a number of years to help students bridge the gap between what they learn from their beginners' courses and the richer Greek of more fashionable texts. Hence an unprecedented amount of help with the language, and a large vocabulary, as well as the notes usual in this series on the content. Greek text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.

Table of Contents

Preface Map Introduction Bibliography Note on the Text and Translation SYMPOSIUM: Parallel Greek Text and English Translation Commentary Vocabulary of Greek Words Indexes

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  • NCID
    BA48832866
  • ISBN
    • 0856686816
    • 0856686824
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    enggrc
  • Place of Publication
    Warminster
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 146 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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