Phaedrus - Plato - Books - Independently Published - 9798681164296 - October 27, 2020
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Plato
Phaedrus

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Book Excerpt: ...and the remainder to match--and he is always repeating, in season or out of season, the praises or dispraises of his beloved, which are bad enough when he is sober, and published all over the world when he is drunk. At length his love ceases; he is converted into an enemy, and the spectacle may be seen of the lover running away from the beloved, who pursues him with vain reproaches, and demands his reward which the other refuses to pay. Too late the beloved learns, after all his pains and disagreeables, that 'As wolves love lambs so lovers love their loves.' (Compare Char.) Here is the end; the 'other' or 'non-lover' part of the speech had better be understood, for if in the censure of the lover Socrates has broken out in verse, what will he not do in his praise of the non-lover? He has said his say and is preparing to go away. Phaedrus begs him to remain, at any rate until the heat of noon has passed; he would like to have a little more conversation before they go. Socrates, who has risen, recognizes...

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 27, 2020
ISBN13 9798681164296
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 86
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 5 mm   ·   127 g
Language English  

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