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Books and ideas : the library of Plato and the academy

Title
Books and ideas : the library of Plato and the academy / K. Sp. Staikos, translated by Nikos Koutras, edited by Alexandra Doumas.
Author
Staikos, K.
Publication
  • New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll ; Houten, Netherlands : Hes & De Graaf ; Athens : Aton, 2013.
  • ©2013

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Additional Authors
  • Doumas, Alexandra
  • Koutras, Nikos
Description
xxii, 273 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliography (pp. 239-254) and index.
Contents
An 'Apology' to the reader -- The history of the Academy -- The role of the "reader" -- The books underlying Plato's Dialogues -- Presocratic philosophy in the Library of the Academy -- Books on mathematics in the Academy -- Plato's evaluation of written and oral discourse -- Plato's personal library and its fate -- The publishing procedure and "Academic" publications -- The architecture of the library -- Patrons in Plato's circle -- From Plato to Cicero.
Call Number
JFE 14-3496
ISBN
  • 1584563249 (USA)
  • 9781584563242 (USA)
  • 9789061946311 (EUROPE)
  • 906194631X (EUROPE)
OCLC
861773861
Author
Staikos, K., author.
Title
Books and ideas : the library of Plato and the academy / K. Sp. Staikos, translated by Nikos Koutras, edited by Alexandra Doumas.
Publisher
New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll ; Houten, Netherlands : Hes & De Graaf ; Athens : Aton, 2013.
Copyright Date
©2013
Edition
First English Edition, 2013.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliography (pp. 239-254) and index.
Added Author
Doumas, Alexandra, editor.
Koutras, Nikos, translator.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-3496
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