Books and ideas : the library of Plato and the academy /
Staikos, K.author.
Doumas, Alexandra.editor.
Koutras, Nikos.translator.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and index.
An 'Apology' to the reader -- The history of the Academy -- The role of the "reader" -- The books underlying Plato's Dialogues -- Presocratic philosophy in the Library of the Academy -- Books on mathematics in the Academy -- Plato's evaluation of written and oral discourse -- Plato's personal library and its fate -- The publishing procedure and "Academic" publications -- The architecture of the library -- Patrons in Plato's circle -- From Plato to Cicero.
Plato
Plato
Plato
Libraries
Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)
Philosophy, Ancient.