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.
Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.
Title: Protagoras (Hackett Classics)
Author: Frede, Michael,Plato
ISBN: 9780872200944
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Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date: 1992-03-15
Number of Pages: 112
Weight: 0.1134 kg
A very readable translation that conveys both the philosophical and the dramatic context better than any existing translation. It is extremely accurate in conveying the movement of the argument and in noting significant points of philosophical usage. . . . I am very impressed with the vividness and the easy flow of the prose. --John Cooper, Princeton University