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The action of the play picks up with Ion (whose name happens to be Greek. The title of this book is Platos Ion & Meno and it was written by Plato, Albert A. This study argues that although the way in which Plato summarises Homer varies, the resulting summaries have consistent agenda across the three dialogues examined. Creusa, fearing the punishment of her father, King Erectheus, left the son in a basket in a cave, expecting he would die. Socrates posits that Ion must be out of his mind when he acts, because he can weep even though he has lost nothing, and recoil in fear when in front of an. This paper focuses on three main examples: the summary of Achilles’ resolve to avenge Patroclus’ death in Apology 28c a collection of short summaries of Homeric highlights at Ion 535B Republic 393d-394a where Socrates summarises the episode of Chryses in Iliad 1. 22–33.Īlthough Plato’s frequent use of Homeric quotations and references has been well documented, his use of summaries of Homeric episodes and passages in his writing has not been specifically examined and is worth closer attention. While Socrates considers himself a common man who only speak the truth (47), Ion is proud and boastful, regarding himself as a rhapsode who can speak about Homer better than any man (47). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. In Ion, Plato presents a dialogue between his influential teacher Socrates and a distinguished rhapsode, Ion. In: de Fátima Silva, M Bouvier, D and das Graças Augusto, M eds.Ī Special Model of Classical Reception: Summaries and Short Narratives.

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