Symposium
By Plato
Translated by Benjamin Jowett
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1871, In The Dialogues of Plato
First written c. 385–370 BCE
In the public domain
About this text
Plato’s dialogue of speeches in praise of love at a drinking party, culminating in Socrates’ account of the teaching of Diotima: the ascent of love from beautiful bodies to beautiful souls and knowledge, and finally to Beauty itself.
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Plato. Symposium. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. In The Dialogues of Plato. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1871.
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