Death and memory: the role of Plato's Phaedo in Athenaeus' Deipnosophists.

This chapter examines the ways in which Athenaeus makes use of Plato, pointing to links between his texts and the content of Plato's dialogues. This is linked to Middle Platonic teaching in the Imperial period, and used as a tool to explain the use Athenaeus makes of the Phaedo in particular.

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Publicado en:Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 58 - 67
Autor principal: Cartlidge, Ben
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jun2023
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Sumario:This chapter examines the ways in which Athenaeus makes use of Plato, pointing to links between his texts and the content of Plato's dialogues. This is linked to Middle Platonic teaching in the Imperial period, and used as a tool to explain the use Athenaeus makes of the Phaedo in particular.