Symposium by Plato
featuring Cecil Wooten, Professor Emeritus of Classics
About the book from Dr. Wooten:
Plato’s Symposium is one of the most remarkable analyses of the nature of love in western literature. It is not only an insightful treatment of an experience that most human beings have; it also reveals some of the major differences between the two great cultural traditions that make up western civilization, the Graeco-Roman, on the one hand, and the Judaeo-Christian, on the other. Moreover, in formal terms, the work is a literary and rhetorical masterpiece.
SPECIAL NOTE
We will be reading the Hackett edition of Symposium, translated by Alexander Nehamas and Paul Woodruff. Dr. Nehamas will be the keynote speaker at CPH’s 8th Annual Adams Symposium for the Humanities on April 4th and 5th, where he will discuss love and beauty. Click here to learn more. Please join us for this free event!
DETAILS
Dates & Times: Tuesdays, April 1 and 8 |10:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $40, includes a copy of the book shipped to your home.
Location: Flyleaf Books
Space is limited, so reserve your spot early! A very limited number of virtual seats are available on a first come, first served basis.
Register Here
Due to the nature of the reading groups, refunds are not available.
