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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455020403321

Autore

Baracchi Claudia

Titolo

Of Myth, Life, and War in Plato's Republic [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2002

ISBN

1-282-06619-6

0-253-10879-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

321/.07

Soggetti

Philosophy, Ancient

Plato

War in literature

Political Science

Law, Politics & Government

Political Theory of the State

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Proleptikón; I. On Regeneration; II. The Law of (Re)production; III. Preliminary Remarks in a Rhapsodic Form; IV. War; V. Vision; VI. (Re)birth; Un-ending; Appendix; Selected Bibliography; General Index; Greek Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

""Baracchi has identified pivotal points around which the Republic                operates; this allows a reading of the entire text to unfold.... a very beautifully                written book."" -- Walter Brogan""... a work that opens new and                timely vistas within the Republic.... Her approach... is thorough and rigorous."" --                John SallisAlthough Plato's Republic is perhaps the most                influential text in the history of Western philosophy, Claudia Baracchi finds that                the work remains obscure and enigmatic. To fully unde