Hermias: On Plato Phaedrus 245E-257C

by Michael Share

This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus' seminar on Plato's Phaedrus, one of the world's most influential celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic commentary on Plato's Phaedrusto have survived in its entirety. Further interest comes from the recorded interventions by Syrianus' pupils - including those by Proclus, his eventual successor as head of the Athenian school, who went on to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350351644
• ISBN13: 9781350351646
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"