This is the first balanced introduction to Plato's work to bringing Plato himself alive, as well as discussing the importance of his works. In so doing, it allows a better understanding of who he was, what sort of world he inhabited, why his works were important in his own day, and why, two thousand years after his death, they are still regarded as so significant. By also describing the Greek society in which Plato lived, it succeeds in placing his work firmly in context for modern readers.
| ISBN: | 9780192891167 |
| Publication date: | 19th November 1987 |
| Author: | David J former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Law and Social Science, former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Melling |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Series: | OPUS |
| Genres: |
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |