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Plato's dialectic at play : argument, structure, and myth in the Symposium
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Plato's dialectic at play : argument, structure, and myth in the Symposium

Author: Kevin Corrigan; Elena Corrigan
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2004.
Edition/Format: Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Named Person: Plato.; Plato; Platon.; Platon
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Kevin Corrigan; Elena Corrigan
ISBN: 0271024623 9780271024622
OCLC Number: 53477568
Description: ix, 266 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Apollodorus's prologue : an imitation of an imitation -- Aristodemus's prologue : the destruction and transformation of the factual frame of reference -- The order of the speeches : formulating the problem -- From character to speech : the early speeches and their significance -- Diotima-Socrates : mythical thought in the making -- The greater mysteries and the structure of the Symposium so far -- Alcibiades and the conclusion of the Symposium : the test and trial of praise -- Conclusion : Plato's dialectic at play.
Responsibility: Kevin Corrigan and Elena Glazov-Corrigan.
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