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Plato’s Four Muses

- The i Phaedrus/i and the Poetics of Philosophy

About Plato’s Four Muses

Andrea Capra reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus. Capra maintains that Socrates's conversion to "demotic" music in the Phaedo closely parallels the Phaedrus and is apologetic in character, since Socrates was held responsible for dismissing traditional mousike.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674417229
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 252
  • Published:
  • December 14, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x228x30 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 408 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: January 29, 2025

Description of Plato’s Four Muses

Andrea Capra reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus. Capra maintains that Socrates's conversion to "demotic" music in the Phaedo closely parallels the Phaedrus and is apologetic in character, since Socrates was held responsible for dismissing traditional mousike.

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