The argument of the action
Subtitle: essays on Greek poetry and philosophy
By: Seth Benardete ; edited and with an introduction by Ronna Burger and Michael Davis.
Contributors: Burger, Ronna, 1947-; Davis, Michael, 1947-
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
Subjects: Homer.; Plato.; Greek literature -- History and criticism.; Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism.; Philosophy, Ancient.
Description: "Benardete's philosophic reading of the poets and his poetic reading of the philosophers share a common ground that makes this collection a whole. The key, suggested by his reflections on Leo Strauss in the last piece, lies in the question of how to read Plato.

Benardete's way is characterized not just by careful attention to the literary form that separates doctrine from dialogue and speeches from deed; rather, by following the dynamic of these differences, he uncovers the argument that belongs to the dialogue as a whole. The "turnaround" such an argument undergoes bears consequences for understanding the dialogue as radical as the conversion of the philosopher in Plato's image of the cave.

Benardete's original interpretations are the fruits of this discovery of "the argument of the action.""--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-421) and index.