Phaedrus (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781605125114)

Phaedrus is one of Plato's best-loved dialogues, remarkable as a work of both philosophy and poetry. Lured into the countryside by the promise of a new speech, Socrates sits in the shade and talks with Phaedrus, a young amateur rhetorician. After Phaedrus recites a speech on love, Socrates delivers two speeches of his own, contrasting the baneful love induced by human folly with love as the divinely inspired blessing of holy madness. Interwoven is a discussion on rhetoric and its relation to truth. Full of charm and gentle irony, Phaedrus is an engaging celebration of love as the path to wisdom.

Author: Plato
ISBN-10: 1605125113
ISBN-13: 9781605125114
Publisher: Akasha Classics
Language: English
Published: 11/12/2009
Pages: 118
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d