Conversations of Socrates - Paperback
by Xenophon
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Availability:In StockContributor:Xenophon, Hugh Tredennick (Translator), Robin Waterfield (Translator)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1990-07-03Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780140445176ISBN-10:014044517XUPC:9780140445176Book Category:History, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, History & Surveys, EssaysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC1KNYF9ZE
Conversations of Socrates
After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. Xenophon's portrait is the only one other than Plato's to survive, and while it offers a very personal interpretation of Socratic thought, it also reveals much about the man and his philosophical views....
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780140445176ISBN-10:014044517XUPC:9780140445176Book Category:History, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, History & Surveys, EssaysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC1KNYF9ZE
Xenophon was born c.430BC, an Athenian gentleman. Whilst fighting for Greece, he was finally banished due to his devotion to Socrates and support for Sparta. Settling near Olympia under Spartan protection, he began to write his treatises, histories and biographies. Hugh Tredinnick was Professor of Classics at Royal Holloway College from 1946 - 1966. he has translated works by Aristotle. He dies...
Publisher: Penguin Group
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