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Overview"Plato's Four Muses reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus, with an Introduction and Conclusion that contextualize the construction more broadly. The Phaedrus, it is argued, is Plato's most self-referential dialogue, and Plato's reference to four Muses in Phaedrus 259c–d is read as a hint at the ""ingredients"" of philosophical discourse, which turns out to be a form of provocatively old-fashioned mousikê. Andrea Capra maintains that Socrates's conversion to ""demotic""-as opposed to metaphorical-music in the Phaedo closely parallels the Phaedrus and is apologetic in character, since Socrates was held responsible for dismissing traditional mousikê. This parallelism reveals three surprising features that define Plato's works: first, a measure of anti-intellectualism (Plato counters the rationalistic excesses of other forms of discourse, thus distinguishing it from both prose and poetry); second, a new beginning for philosophy (Plato conceptualizes the birth of Socratic dialogue in, and against, the Pythagorean tradition, with an emphasis on the new role of writing); and finally, a self-consciously ambivalent attitude with respect to the social function of the dialogues, which are conceived both as a kind of ""resistance literature"" and as a preliminary move toward the new poetry of the Kallipolis." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrea CapraPublisher: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies Imprint: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies Volume: 67 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9780674417229ISBN 10: 0674417224 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 15 December 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAndrea Capra is Assistant Professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Milan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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