Section outline

  • Week II:  (September 8-12)

    Readings: 174a-178a Aristodemus' Introduction

    Secondary Reading:  Halperin, David M. 1992. “Plato and the Erotics of Narrativity.” In Methods of Interpreting Plato and His Dialogues, edited by James C. Klagge and Nicholas D. Smith, 93–130. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

    Supplementary Reading:

    ·       Blanckenhagen, Peter H. von. 1992. “Stage and Actors in Plato’s Symposium.” Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 33: 51–68.

    ·       Nails, Debra. 2006. “Tragedy Off-Stage.” In Plato’s Symposium: Issues in Interpretation and Reception, edited by Lesher, James, Debra Nails, and Frisbee Sheffield, 179–207. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies.