Menexenus: Play Guide and Free Edition
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Menexenus is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Plato (-428–-348). The listed translation credits are Jowett, Benjamin (1817–1893).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Menexenus" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue traditionally included in the seventh tetralogy. The work consists mainly of a funeral oration that Socrates claims to have learned from Aspasia, a prominent female Athenian philosopher. The speech praises Athens and recounts its military victories while parodying the style of traditional funeral oratory. Unique among Platonic dialogues, the actual conversation serves primarily as exposition for the lengthy oration itself.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Menexenus
- Author credits: Plato (-428–-348)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Jowett, Benjamin (1817–1893)
Catalogue subjects
- Classical literature
- Rhetoric -- Philosophy
- Rhetoric, Ancient
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- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: History - Ancient
- Category: Philosophy & Ethics
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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