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Author Irvine, A. D

Title Socrates on trial : a play based on Aristophanes' Clouds and Plato's Apology, Crito, and Phaedo, adapted for modern performance / Andrew D. Irvine
Published Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 136 pages)
Contents Socrates on Trial -- Act 1. Clouds -- Act 2. Apology -- Act 3. Crito and Phaedo
Summary "More than 2,400 years after his death, Socrates remains an iconic but controversial figure. To his followers, he personified progressive Greek ideals of justice and wisdom. To his detractors, he was a corruptor of the young during wartime and one of the reasons Athens suffered its humiliating defeat at the hands of Sparta in 404 BC. Socrates' story is one of historic proportions and his unyielding pursuit of truth remains controversial and relevant to the present day." "Socrates on Trial presents the story of Socrates as told to us by Aristophaues, Plato, Xenophon, and others. The play uses fresh language to emphasize what is important in the works of these ancient authors, while at the same time remaining faithful to the general tenor and tone of their writings. Andrew Irvine has created a script that not only fits comfortably into the space of a single theatrical performance, but is also informative and entertaining. Suited for informal dramatic readings as well as regular theatrical performances, Socrates on Trial will undoubtedly appeal to instructors and students alike."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-136)
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Subject Socrates -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama
Aristophanes. Clouds.
Plato. Apology.
Plato. Crito.
Plato. Phaedo.
Socrates
Socrates.
SUBJECT Apology (Plato) fast
Clouds (Aristophanes) fast
Crito (Plato) fast
Phaedo (Plato) fast
Subject Trials (Blasphemy) -- Greece -- Athens -- Drama
Philosophers -- Drama
PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Ancient & Classical.
DRAMA -- American.
Philosophers
Trials
Trials (Blasphemy)
Rezeption
Greece -- Athens
Genre/Form Drama
Form Electronic book
Author Aristophanes. Clouds.
Plato. Apology.
Plato. Crito.
Plato. Phaedo.
LC no. 2008360800
ISBN 9781442685543
1442685549