Parmenides of Elea: A text and translation with an introduction (Phoenix Presocractic Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802069088 ISBN 13: 9780802069085

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 1991

Synopsis

David Gallop provides a Greek text and a new facing-page translation of the extant fragments of Parmenides' philosophical poem. He also includes the first complete translation into English of the contexts in which the fragments have been transmitted to us, and of the ancient testimonia regarding Parmenides' life and thought. All of the fragments have been translated in full and are arranged in the order that has become canonical since the publication of the fifth edition of Diels-Rranz's Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker. Alternative renderings are provided for passages whose meaning is disputed or where major questions of interpretation hinge upon the text or translation adopted.

In an extended introductory essay, Gallop offers guidance on the background of the poem, and a continuous exposition of it, together with a critical discussion of its basic argument. The volume also includes an extensive bibliography, a glossary of key terms in the poem, and a section on sources and authorities.

About this title

About the Author

David Gallop is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Trent University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802069088
• ISBN 13: 9780802069085
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144