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Plato: Lysis. Symposium. Gorgias. (Loeb Classical Library No. 166)

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Like most volumes in the Loeb series, the emphasis is not on word-for-word precision in the translation, but on acheiving greater readability in broader terms. Since the original text in ancient Greek is provided on the facing page, the editors assume that anyone with a little knowledge of Greek can supplement the looseness of the translation by referring to the original. And in general, the compromises made in this way are good ones throughout the series. In this case the translations may have been superseded by subsequent work in the field, especially in the case of the Symposium. But these are still very seviceable translations, and with the Greek text provided, may be more useful than other more precise renderings.

Well What can I say about Plato, The man showed a way and with this book you can come to see Love Itself and partake of the good.