DESCRIPTION :
After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. Xenophon's portrait is the only one other than Plato's to survive, and while it offers a very personal interpretation of Socratic thought, it also reveals much about the man and his philosophical views. In 'Socrates' Defence' Xenophon defends his mentor against charges of arrogance made at his trial, while the 'Memoirs of Socrates' also starts with an impassioned plea for the rehabilitation of a wronged reputation. Along with 'The Estate-Manager', a practical economic treatise, and 'The Dinner-Party', a sparkling exploration of love, Xenophon's dialogues offer fascinating insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and daily life of ancient Greece.

PRODUCT DETAILS :

ISBN : 9780140445176
BY (AUTHOR) Xenophon, EDITED BY Waterfield, Robin, TRANSLATED BY Tredennick, Hugh
PUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd	PUBLICATION DATE : February 02, 1990
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom	IMPRINT : Penguin Classics
LANGUAGE : English	AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback

DIMENSION : 198 mm x 129 mm
WEIGHT : 281 g

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies

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