Phaedrus
- ISBN-10
- 0140449744
- ISBN-13
- 9780140449747
- Series
- Phaedrus
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 90
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-08-25
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Authors
- Plato, C. J. Rowe
Description
The ancient Greek philosopher explores the virtues of romantic love, the pursuit of beauty, the nature of humanity, and the principles of rhetoric.
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