Xenophon: Memorabilia. Oeconomicus. Symposium. Apologia. (Loeb Classical Library No. 168) - Hardcover

Xenophon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674991869 ISBN 13: 9780674991866

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1923

Synopsis

In Memorabilia or Memoirs of Socrates and in Oeconomicus, a dialogue about household management, we see the philosopher through Xenophon's eyes. Here, and in the accompanying Symposium we also obtain insight on life in Athens. The volume concludes with Xenophon's Apology, an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. Ostensibly an account of a dinner party in the summer of 421 BCE, Xenophon's Symposium is a vibrant picture of an Athenian evening of quiet entertainment and conversation. Among the guests Socrates is the central figure, and—as in Plato's Symposium—love is the main subject of debate. But the style here is more relaxed and less artful than in Plato's philosophical dialogue, yielding an engaging portrait of Socrates and of Athenian social life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1923
• ISBN 10: 0674991869
• ISBN 13: 9780674991866
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 704