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The Play of Character in Plato's Dialogues (Paperback, New Ed)
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The Play of Character in Plato's Dialogues (Paperback, New Ed)
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This book attempts to bridge the gulf that still exists between
'literary' and 'philosophical' interpreters of Plato by looking at
his use of characterization. Characterization is intrinsic to
dramatic form and a concern with human character in an ethical
sense pervades the dialogues on the discursive level. Form and
content are further reciprocally related through Plato's discursive
preoccupation with literary characterization. Two opening chapters
examine the methodological issues involved in reading Plato 'as
drama' and a set of questions surrounding Greek 'character' words
(especially ethos), including ancient Greek views about the
influence of dramatic character on an audience. The figure of
Sokrates qua Platonic 'hero' also receives preliminary discussion.
The remaining chapters offer close readings of select dialogues,
chosen to show the wide range of ways in which Plato uses his
characters, with special emphasis on the kaleidoscopic figure of
Sokrates and on Plato's own relationship to his 'dramatic' hero.
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