The Trial of Socrates - Hardcover

Stone, I. F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316817589 ISBN 13: 9780316817585

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, 1988

Synopsis

Combines classical scholarship with techniques of modern investigative journalism in an attempt to unravel the mystery behind the trial and conviction of Athens' most prominent philosopher

About this title

From the Publisher:

In unraveling the long-hidden issues of the most famous free speech case of all time, noted author I.F. Stone ranges far and wide over Roman as well as Greek history to present an engaging and rewarding introduction to classical antiquity and its relevance to society today. The New York Times called this national best-seller an "intellectual thriller."

About the Author:

I. F. Stone was an investigative journalist and writer, best remembered for his newsletter I. F. Stone’s Weekly, which was ranked by New York University in 16th place among the top 100 works of journalism in the United States in the twentieth century. He won numerous awards, including the Eleanor Roosevelt Award, the American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Award, the Columbia University Journalism Award, and the American Civil Liberties Union Award. He died in 1989.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0316817589
• ISBN 13: 9780316817585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 282