Symposium By Plato Sparknotes
Symposium
Symposium, by Plato, contains information regarding the author’s life, provenance, genre, language, and intended audience. Plato was born in 429 BCE into one of the richest and most politically active families in Athens, Greece. When he was a young adult, he learned from the great Athenian philosopher Socrates, and later used Socrates as the main character of many of his dialogues. After Socrates death, Plato traveled to Megara, Cyrene, Italy, Sicily, Egypt, and Syracuse, spreading his knowledge. Then he came back to Athens to create the Academy, and die in 347 BCE. Also, Plato taught Aristotle and many other philosophers along with many of his final works were created in his Academy. Furthermore, while it is not certain when Plato …show more content…
To continue, the genre of Symposium and many of Plato’s other works are dialogue. More information about the text includes that the originally language is Greek and the intended audience is general Athenians because of Plato’s simplistic style. Also, by using dialogue, Plato’s works became more interesting to readers and increased his audience. Overall, Symposium discusses everything to do with love through friends giving speeches while at a “drinking party”.
When Plato wrote Symposium, Athenian society often used sexual acts to assert higher status between the two people involved. Their roles were broken down in to active role and the passive role, where the person with the active role was of higher social status. This act often happened between men and other men along with men and women. Due to the fact that many marriages were for
Symposium, by Plato, contains information regarding the author’s life, provenance, genre, language, and intended audience. Plato was born in 429 BCE into one of the richest and most politically active families in Athens, Greece. When he was a young adult, he learned from the great Athenian philosopher Socrates, and later used Socrates as the main character of many of his dialogues. After Socrates death, Plato traveled to Megara, Cyrene, Italy, Sicily, Egypt, and Syracuse, spreading his knowledge. Then he came back to Athens to create the Academy, and die in 347 BCE. Also, Plato taught Aristotle and many other philosophers along with many of his final works were created in his Academy. Furthermore, while it is not certain when Plato …show more content…
To continue, the genre of Symposium and many of Plato’s other works are dialogue. More information about the text includes that the originally language is Greek and the intended audience is general Athenians because of Plato’s simplistic style. Also, by using dialogue, Plato’s works became more interesting to readers and increased his audience. Overall, Symposium discusses everything to do with love through friends giving speeches while at a “drinking party”.
When Plato wrote Symposium, Athenian society often used sexual acts to assert higher status between the two people involved. Their roles were broken down in to active role and the passive role, where the person with the active role was of higher social status. This act often happened between men and other men along with men and women. Due to the fact that many marriages were for