Plato

How to Talk about Love: An Ancient Guide for Modern Lovers (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

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ISBN 13:
9780691256887
author:
Plato
format:
Hardback
publisher:
Princeton University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2017
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
17.2 x 11.6 x 2.6 centimetres (0
Genre:
Health & Wellbeing, Family & Relationships, Love & Romance,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£15.28

Description

This charming new translation introduces and presents the key passages and central ideas of Plato's philosophical dialogue in a lively and highly readable way. Featuring the original Greek text on facing pages, How to Talk about Love explores the nature of love in all its forms.

The Symposium is set at a fictional drinking party where prominent Athenians engage in a friendly competition by delivering improvised speeches in praise of Eros, the god of love and sex. A lively and engaging exploration of love's complexities, this dialogue features six different speakers who each celebrate different aspects of love before Socrates proposes to tell the truth about it.

Deftly capturing the essence and spirit of Plato's masterpiece, How to Talk about Love makes the Symposium more accessible and enjoyable than ever before. A must-have for anyone interested in philosophy, relationships, or the nature of love itself.

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