Lombardo and Bell have translated this important early dialogue on virtue, wisdom, and the nature of sophistic teaching into an idiom remarkable for its liveliness and subtlety. Michael Frede has provided a substantial introduction that illuminates the dialogue's perennial interest, its Athenian political background, and the particular difficulties and ironic nuances of its argument.
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`lucid, penetrating and philosophically interesting' M.C. Stokes, University of Durham
`excellent' W. Charlton, University of Edinburgh --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
`excellent' W. Charlton, University of Edinburgh --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Greek
Original Language: Greek
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This review is from: Protagoras (Paperback)
The most outstanding thing about this book is the translation. Absolutely horrific. The author seems to have tried to modernize the language so it would be accessible to a wider reading audience. Probably an audience of ghetto high school students since charaters are saying things like "What's up?", "It's pretty obvious", and "I guess so." This translation is not worth buying for personal reading, nor is it appropriate to college courses.That said, the 27 page introduction is quite good and worth reading. It should have been published as a separate essay.
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