Plato's dialectic at play : argument, structure, and myth in the Symposium / Kevin Corrigan and Elena Glazov-Corrigan.

Author/creator Corrigan, Kevin
Other author Glazov-Corrigan, Elena, 1953-
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionix, 266 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-254) and index.
LCCN 2003024817
ISBN0271024623 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks B385 .C67 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold