Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerotic love. This new translation is accompanied by an introduction and full notes that discuss the str[...]

Babrius is the reputed author of a collection (discovered in the 19th century) of more than 125 fables based on those called Aesop's, in Greek verse. He may have been a hellenised Roman living in Asia Minor during the late 1st century of our era. The fables are all in one metre and in very good styl[...]

Composed in the fourth century b.c., the "Phaedrus--"a dialogue between Phaedrus and Socrates--deals ostensibly with love but develops into a wide-ranging discussion of such subjects as the pursuit of beauty, the nature of humanity, the immortality of the soul, and the attainment of truth, ending wi[...]

Plato's dialogues frequently criticize traditional Greek myth, yet Plato also integrates myth with his writing. Daniel S. Werner confronts this paradox through an in-depth analysis of the Phaedrus, Plato's most mythical dialogue. Werner argues that the myths of the Phaedrus serve several complex fun[...]

Phaedruksen faabelit, puuttuva lenkki Aisopoksen ja La Fontainen välillä, vihdoinkin kokonaan suomeksi. Phaedus eli Augustuksen ja Tiberiuksen ajan Roomassa, ja koska hän lienee ollut orja tai vapautettu, eikä voinut sanoa, mitä ajatteli, hän puki ajatuksensa eläintarinoiden muotoon. Hänen t[...]