Section outline

  • Week V:  (September 29 - October 3)

    Readings: 191c-193e the Speech of Aristophanes; 193e-199b Speech of Agathon

    Secondary Reading:  Plochmann, George Kimball. 1971. “Supporting Themes in the Symposium.” In Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy, I, edited by John P. Anton and George L. Kustas, 1:328–44. Albany: State University of New York Press.

    Supplementary Reading:

    ·       Lowenstam, Steven. 1986. “Aristophanes’ Hiccups.” Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies 27: 43–56.

    ·       Obdrzalek, Suzanne. 2017. “Aristophanic Tragedy.” In Plato’s Symposium : A Critical Guide, edited by Pierre Destrée and Zina Giannopoulou. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    ·       Gonzalez, Francisco. 2017. “Why Agathon’s Beauty Matters.” In Plato’s Symposium : A Critical Guide, edited by Pierre Destrée and Zina Giannopoulou, 108–24. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.