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Product Description As a master of dramatic dialogue, Plato has few rivals, and in THE SYMPOSIUM he is at his most incisive and entertaining. The scene is a dinner party for the literati of Athens, the action a series of speeches by the guests. From these there emergesa complete and complex philosophy of love. The pivot of the argument is Socrates' speech in which sensuality is transcended and we move from the sensible to the ideal world. But just as the preceding speeches are vital to the theme and scheme of progression, so too is the brilliant character sketch of Socrates by Alcibiades which rounds off the dialogue. By combining his formidable skills as a philosopher and as an artist, Plato creates in THE SYMPOSIUM an ingenious harmony of thought and word. About the Author Christopher John Gill has taught at the universities of Yale and Bristol, and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and is now Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. He has written widely on ancient philosophy and literature and his books include 'Personality in Greek Epic, Tragedy and Philosophy' (1996).Walter Hamilton was master of Magdalen College, Cambridge from 1967 to 1978 and then was made Honorary Fellow. He translated Plato's 'Gorgias' for Penguin Classics.