The Phaedrus Lysis And Protagoras Of Plato

Author : J. Wright
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ISBN 13 : 9781330600269
Total Pages : 276 pages
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Download or read book The Phaedrus, Lysis, and Protagoras of Plato written by J. Wright and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Phaedrus, Lysis, and Protagoras of Plato: A New Literal Translation Mainly From the d104 of Bekker As Socrates was prowling after his manner about the streets of Athens in search of self-knowledge, he met a gay young acquaintance of his. named Phaedrus, who told him that he was just come from the Rhetorician Lysias, and was going to refresh himself with a walk outside the walls. Socrates joins him, as he feels sure that Lysias has been regaling Phaedrus with one of his speeches, and that Phaedrus has got it by heart; and having himself, as he confesses, a weakness for speeches, he would like above all things to hear it. Phaedrus is somewhat coy, though evidently longing to disburden himself of his well-conned sentences. Socrates, however, soon discovers that Phaedrus has got a copy of the speech itself beneath his cloak; and would naturally rather hear the actual words of the great orator than his young friend's faltering reminiscences. So they turn aside from the public road to look for a pleasant place in which Phaedrus may read the speech. The Ilissus is flowing hard by; and they walk along its shallow bed with their feet in the water towards a lofty plane-tree which they see before them. Here, under the shade of its spreading boughs, they find a delicious slope of grass, on which Socrates luxuriously stretches himself, thoroughly enjoying the summer scents and summer sounds which play around him; while Phaedrus draws forth his treasured document and begins to read. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."