There have been many recent studies on the Apology. This book differs from them in that it attempts a synthesis of philosophical and literary approaches. A great deal of attention is paid to the philosophical and religious views that are present--often implicitly--in the text; they are much closer to the philosophy of Plato's main works than is usually assumed. But the Apology is also analysed as a rhetorical text: its close relationship with fourth-century rhetorical theory and practice is highlighted. The analyses of the various parts of the speech are followed by a detailed line-by-line commentary. The work was started by E. de Strycker, S.J.; after his death, it was revised and completed by S.R. Slings.

Plato's Apology of Socrates: A Literary and Philosophical Study With a Running Commentary (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum) (English and Ancient Greek Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Slings, S R

History & Criticism

Brill Academic Pub

This volume is intended to accompany the new Oxford edition of Plato's Republic, published in 2003. It is based on a series of ten articles in Mnemosyne, dating from 1988 to 2003. It contains discussions of textual problems of various kinds. Much attention is paid to Plato's use of particles, to the moods and tenses of the verb, and to pragmatics and style. Moreover, the transmission of the text receives ample attention. The book is highly recommended for users of the new edition of the Republic, for those interested in the transmission of the Platonic corpus and in Platonic Greek and for students of linguistics in general.

Critical Notes on Plato's Politeia (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum)

Boter, Gerard

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Plato's Apology of Socrates: A Literary and Philosophical Study With a Running Commentary (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum) (English and Ancient Greek Edition)

Critical Notes on Plato's Politeia (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum)