Books and ideas : the library of Plato and the academy / K. Sp. Staikos, translated by Nikos Koutras, edited by Alexandra Doumas.
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TextPublication details: New Castle, DE ; Houten : Oak Knoll Press ; Hes & De Graaf Publishers, 2013.Description: xxii, 273 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type: - 1584563249 (USA)
- 9781584563242 (USA)
- 9789061946311 (EUROPE)
- 906194631X (EUROPE)
- Vivliotheke tou Platona kai tes Akademias. English.
- 027.038
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and index.
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.
Translated from the Greek.