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Chargement... Four Texts on Socrates: Plato's "Euthyphro", "Apology of Socrates", and "Crito" and Aristophanes' "Clouds" (original 1998; édition 1998)par Plato (Auteur), Aristophanes (Auteur), Thomas G. West (Traducteur), Grace Starry West (Traducteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreFour Texts on Socrates: Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito and Aristophanes' Clouds par Thomas G. West (Editor) (1998)
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Widely adopted for classroom use, this book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense (three dialogues by Plato: Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, and Crito) and on the charges against Socrates (Aristophanes' comedy Clouds). This is the only collection of the three Platonic dialogues that also includes Clouds, a work that is fundamental for understanding the thought of Socrates in relation to the Athenian political community and to Greek poetry. Thomas G. West's introduction provides an overview of the principal themes and arguments of the four works. There are extensive explanatory notes to the translations. In their translations, the Wests capture successfully the simplicity and vigor of straightforward Greek diction. They strive for as high a degree of accuracy as possible, subordinating concerns for elegance and smoothness to the goal of producing the most faithful and most reliable English versions of these texts. For this new edition, Thomas West has revised the introduction and updated the annotated bibliography, which includes the best of the secondary literature on Socrates and on the texts included in this book. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I enjoyed each of the four parts of this book, although all of Plato's items went on too long. Of these I liked 'Crito' best because I felt like it really showed me who Socrates was, why he was pursing the course he'd chosen. He also said some things about death that have stuck with me, and that I'll surely be mulling over for years. I also liked the addition of Aristophanes's 'Clouds', which makes fun of Socrates; it gave me a more complete picture on how his contemporaries viewed him. Plus there was a surprising amount of fart jokes - always a good thing. ( )