"As prose dramatic texts Plato's dialogues would have been read by their original audience as an alternative type of theatrical composition. The 'paradox' of the dialogue form is explained by his appropriation of the discourse of theatre, the dominant public mode of communicatio…
"As prose dramatic texts Plato's dialogues would have been read by their original audience as an alternative type of theatrical composition. The 'paradox' of the dialogue form is explained by his appropriation of the discourse of theatre, the dominant public mode of communicatio…
An attempt to explain how Plato's use of imagery in his dialogues affects his philosophy.
A literary and historical analysis of the structure and meaning of recurrent symbols, images, and actions employed in Plato's dialogues.
Clinton DeBevoise Corcoran examines the use of place in Plato's dialogues. Corcoran argues that spatial representations, such as walls, caves, and roads, as well as the creation of eternal patterns and chaotic images in the dialogues, provide clues to Plato's philosophic project…
A literary and historical analysis of the structure and meaning of recurrent symbols, images, and actions employed in Plato's dialogues.
