Books and Ideas: The Library of Plato and the Academy

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2013
Author
Author: Konstantinos Staikos
Translator: Nikos Koutras
Language
English
Number of Pages
273 pp.
Publisher
Oak Knoll Press
City
New Castle, DE
Region
Europe
Library Type
Academic Libraries
Private/Personal Library
Chronological Period
Ancient Period (pre 500)
ISBN
9781584563242
Annotation

English translation of Vivliothēkē tou Platōna kai tēs Akadēmias.

Contents: 

  • An 'apology' to the reader
  • The history of the Academy
  • The role of the "reader"
  • The books underlying Plato's Dialogues
  • Presocratic philosophy in the Library of the Academy
  • Books on mathematics in the Academy
  • Plato's evaluation of written and oral discourse
  • Plato's personal library and its fate
  • The publishing procedure and "Academic" publications
  • The architecture of the library
  • Patrons in Plato's circle
  • From Plato to Cicero
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