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Symposium

by Plato
Tim Bentinck

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In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party held by Agathon to celebrate his victory in the drama festival of the Dionysia. They talk about love until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in, and decides to talk about Socrates instead. Symposium gives a picture of the sparkling society that was Athens at the height of her empire. This classic discussion on love is presented in its ideal medium: a multi-voice recording.

Creators
Publisher

Naxos AudioBooks

Edition: Unabridged
Release date

March 13, 2006
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- OverDrive Listen audiobook
  - ISBN: 9789629547431
  - File size: 72676 KB
  - Duration: 02:31:24
Languages
- English
Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 1250
- Text Difficulty: 9-12
Reviews
- AudioFile Magazine
  
  Plato's SYMPOSIUM is often assigned, but is it actually read? As a written text, it's a challenging work. Listening is a much more accessible way to understand this classical work, as well as the rhetorical strategies of its speeches. The ensemble cast is well matched to recreating the famous dialogue and speeches. David Shaw-Parker is a wily and sophisticated Socrates. As the first speaker on the topic of Eros, Hayward Morse is a gentle and thoughtful Phaedrus. Tim Bentinck makes a lively but still articulate entrance for the drunken Alcibiades. Susan Sheridan is a stately Diotima. The recording is supported by notes containing background information on the text and Athenian society. R.F. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1250
Text Difficulty:9-12

Symposium

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