{"product_id":"symposium-of-plato-paperback","title":"Symposium of Plato - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePlato\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Griffith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePeter Forster\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superb example of the bookmaker's and translator's art, this new edition of Plato's \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e exhibits aesthetic, literary, and intellectual excellences rarely found together in a single volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Griffith's translation of this foundation work of Western culture is unsurpassed for the balance it achieves between readability and fidelity to Plato's Greek. For felicity of phrasing, freshness, care to match the sense of the Greek rather than its wording, and for its idiomatic rendering of the spoken word, it has no peer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in a limited edition with facing Greek and color wood engravings, Griffith's translation is here presented in reduced format that retains the aesthetic quality of the original version at an affordable price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy far the liveliest, most readable translation ever published of the \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e--perhaps the liveliest, most readable translation of a Platonic dialogue ever printed.--John Patrick Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch the best translation of the \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e that I have ever read. In his ambition to avoid 'translator's English' Griffith has been completely successful. Nor has he sacrificed accuracy, even where he sacrifices literalness.--G. R. F. Ferrari\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy far the liveliest, most readable translation ever published of the \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e--perhaps the liveliest, most readable translation of a Platonic dialogue ever printed.--John Patrick Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Much the best translation of the \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e that I have ever read. In his ambition to avoid 'translator's English' Griffith has been completely successful. Nor has he sacrificed accuracy, even where he sacrifices literalness.\"--G. R. F. Ferrari\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of three classicist sons of a classicist father, \u003cb\u003eTom Griffith\u003c\/b\u003e has recently turned from teaching to publishing and bookmaking--and translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.23 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424036151398,"sku":"9780520066953","price":61.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/RkVDS3VJR2tidkFDa0NZblJLR3NnZz09.webp?v=1775587813","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/symposium-of-plato-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}