How Plato Writes: Perspectives and Problems

by Malcolm Schofield

Plato is a philosophical writer of unusual and ingenious versatility. His works engage in argument but are also full of allegory, imagery, myth, paradox and intertextuality. He astutely characterises the participants whom he portrays in conversation. Sometimes he composes fictive dialogues in dramatic form while at other times he does so as narratives. In this book, world-renowned scholar Malcolm Schofield illustrates the variety of the literary resources...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108483089
• ISBN13: 9781108483087
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"