Four texts on Socrates :

Contributor(s): Plato | West, Thomas G, 1945- | West, Grace Starry, 1946-Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Modern (1453- ) Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [1998]Copyright date: ©1998Edition: Revised editionDescription: 190 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0801485746; 9780801485749Other title: 4 texts on Socrates [Cover title]Contained works: Aristophanes. CloudsSubject(s): SocratesLOC classification: B316 | .F68 1998B316 | .F68 1998Review: "This book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense (the Platonic dialogues Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, and Crito) and on the charges against Socrates (Aristophanes' comedy the Clouds). This is the only collection of the three Platonic dialogues which also includes the Clouds, a work that is fundamental for understanding the thought of Socrates in relation to the Athenian political community and to Greek poetry." "Thomas G. West's introduction provides an overview of the principal themes and arguments of the four works. There are extensive explanatory notes to the translations."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190)

"This book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense (the Platonic dialogues Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, and Crito) and on the charges against Socrates (Aristophanes' comedy the Clouds). This is the only collection of the three Platonic dialogues which also includes the Clouds, a work that is fundamental for understanding the thought of Socrates in relation to the Athenian political community and to Greek poetry." "Thomas G. West's introduction provides an overview of the principal themes and arguments of the four works. There are extensive explanatory notes to the translations."--BOOK JACKET.