Plato's Symposium

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This seminar will focus on reading in Greek Plato's Symposium, one of the gems of world literature. The seminar is appropriate only for students whose Greek skills are already advanced. We will also work through some Greek prose composition to enrich our understanding of Plato's prose technique. Throughout, our goal will be to understand Plato's Greek with the accuracy and precision necessary to appreciate his literary accomplishment.