Plotinus on Beauty
Subtitle: The Greek Text with Notes
Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Published: 2019
Language: eng; grc
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780884143963
Subjects: Literature, history and criticism
Description: "Plotinus, the founding father of Neoplatonism, composed On Beauty (Ennead 1.6), the foundational work for Neoplatonism. This volume translates into English with notes Plotinus's strong and systematic argument with Platonic reminiscences, and engaging exhortation to foster the inner self. A translation of his complementary statements on intelligible beauty are also included (Ennead 5.8.1-2)"--