In
Memorabilia or
Memoirs of Socrates and in
Oeconomicus, a
dialogue about
household management, we see the
philosopher through Xenophon's eyes. Here, and in the
accompanying Symposium we also obtain
insight on life in Athens. The volume
concludes with Xenophon's
Apology, an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. Ostensibly an account of a dinner party in the summer of 421
BCE, Xenophon's
Symposium is a vibrant picture of an Athenian evening of quiet entertainment and conversation. Among the guests Socrates is the central figure, and--as in Plato's
Symposium--love is the main subject of debate. But the style here is more relaxed and less artful than in Plato's philosophical dialogue, yielding an engaging portrait of Socrates and of Athenian social life..
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