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Plato´s Atlantis Story: Text, Translation and Commentary
Christopher Gill
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Description for Plato´s Atlantis Story: Text, Translation and Commentary
Hardback. This book provides all that is needed to study Plato's Atlantis story: Greek text, commentary, vocabulary of Greek terms, new translation and full introduction. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147. .
This book aims to bring together all the evidence relevant for understanding Plato's Atlantis Story, providing the Greek text of the relevant Platonic texts (the start of Plato's Timaeus and the incomplete Critias), together with a commentary on language and content, and a full vocabulary of Greek words. This essential work also offers a new translation of these texts and a full introduction. The book has two special objectives. The introduction offers a full-scale interpretative reading of the Atlantis story, focused on the philosophical meaning of the story and the significance of Plato's presentation, and responding to ... Read more
This book aims to bring together all the evidence relevant for understanding Plato's Atlantis Story, providing the Greek text of the relevant Platonic texts (the start of Plato's Timaeus and the incomplete Critias), together with a commentary on language and content, and a full vocabulary of Greek words. This essential work also offers a new translation of these texts and a full introduction. The book has two special objectives. The introduction offers a full-scale interpretative reading of the Atlantis story, focused on the philosophical meaning of the story and the significance of Plato's presentation, and responding to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786940162
SKU
V9781786940162
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99-50
About Christopher Gill
Christopher Gill is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. His books include 'Form and Argument in Late Plato' (OUP, 1996) and a translation of 'Plato, Symposium' (Penguin, 1999).
Reviews for Plato´s Atlantis Story: Text, Translation and Commentary
'[This work is] a useful summation and update for those for whom it is already Plato's Atlantis story, as well as an introduction for those who do not.' Carol Atack, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Reviews 'The new interpretation, then, represents a bold development in Gill's thought and one that is, on the whole, absolutely agreeable and certain ... Read more