Selected myths /
This volume brings together ten of the most celebrated Platonic myths, from eight of Plato's dialogues ranging from the early Protagoras and Gorgias to the late Timaeus and Critias. They include the famous myth of the cave from Republic as well as 'The Judgement of Souls' and 'Th...
| Основен автор: | Plato. |
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| Други автори: | Partenie, Catalin. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English Ancient Greek |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Серия: |
Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=176975 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Selected myths. |
| Резюме: |
This volume brings together ten of the most celebrated Platonic myths, from eight of Plato's dialogues ranging from the early Protagoras and Gorgias to the late Timaeus and Critias. They include the famous myth of the cave from Republic as well as 'The Judgement of Souls' and 'The Birth of Love'. Each myth is a self-contained story, prefaced by a short explanatory note, while the introduction considers Plato's use of myth and. imagery. - ;'Once upon a time there were just the gods; mortal beings did not yet exist.'. We are used to thinking of myths as stories, and modern myths as made up and f. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xxxviii, 166 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780191517105 0191517100 9780192805089 0192805088 |