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Symposium

Plato / Benjamin Jowett

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Año de edición:
2026
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Literatura: historia y crítica
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9798295868153
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At a lively Athenian banquet, Socrates and his companions explore the nature of love-earthly and divine-through wit, myth, and philosophy. Plato’s Symposium, in Jowett’s elegant translation, remains a timeless meditation on desire, beauty, and the ascent of the soul toward truth.

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