Menexenus

About this film

LibriVox recording of Menexenus by Plato (Πλάτων). (Translated by Benjamin Jowett.) Read in English by Geoffrey Edwards Menexenus (ΜΕΝΕΞΕΝΟΣ) is thought to have been written by Plato (ΠΛΑΤΩΝ). The dialogue consists of Socrates (ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ) recounting a funeral oration he claims to have learned from the female philosopher Aspasia (ΑΣΠΑΣΙΑ) who may have been wealthy, a courtesan or both. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (19MB)

Directors & creators

Plato (Πλάτων)

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Greek; plato; funeral; philsophy

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