Section outline

  • Week IV:  (September 22-26)

    Readings: 185c-189c Speech of Eryximachus; 189c-191c the Speech of Aristophanes

    Secondary Reading:  Trivigno, Franco. 2017. “A Doctor’s Folly: Diagnosing the Speech of Eryximachus.” In Plato’s Symposium: A Critical Guide, 48–69. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Supplementary Reading:

    ·       Edelstein, Ludwig. 1945. “The Role of Eryximachus in Plato’s Symposium.” Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association 76: 85–103.

    ·       Rowe, Christopher J. 1999. “The Speech of Eryximachus in Plato’s Symposium.” In Traditions of Platonism: Essays in Honour of John Dillon, edited by John J. Cleary, 57–64. Aldershot: Ashgate.

    Encomium Assignment Due Friday, September 26