The Trials of Socrates: Six Classic Texts (Hackett Classics) by Plato (PDF)

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Lampooned in 406 B.C.E. in a blistering Aristophanic satire, Socrates was tried in 399 B.C.E. on a charge of corrupting the youth, convicted by a jury of about five hundred of his peers, and condemned to death. Glimpsed today through the extant writings of his contemporaries and near-contemporaries, he remains for us as compelling, enigmatic, and elusive a figure as Jesus or Buddha. Although present-day (like ancient Greek) opinion on the real Socrates diverges widely, six classic texts that any informed judgment of him must take into account appear together, for the first time, in this volume. Those of Plato and Xenophon appear in new, previously unpublished translations that combine accuracy, accessibility, and readability; that of Aristophanes’ Clouds offers these same qualities in an unbowdlerized translation that captures brilliantly the bite of Aristophanes’ wit. An Introduction to each text and judicious footnotes provide crucial background information and important cross-references.

User’s Reviews

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐My daughter needed it for college !

⭐The translation here is accessible and easy to read, using contractions and less formal language than most. It may not be the best translation from a scholarly perspective, but if you want to read on Socrates, this is the way to go.

⭐I ordered this New for a class at Temple University. Came quickly, works perfectly fine. Only weird thing is a few pencil marks on the first few pages. They don’t look like notes, more like stray pencil dots on the first five or so pages.

⭐A few key points to make about this book, it is inexpensive, placed in a nice format and order and light weight. It is small, easily fits in my pack and there is some room at the top and bottom to write notes. Not to mention I don’t feel bad about writing notes and highlighting because it is so inexpensive. It is a really simple book in terms of format and is accurate to the original texts; I’ll let you decide if that is good or bad.

⭐Book I needed for a college course

⭐Pretty dramatic of a book but still good

⭐read for classics in translations at queens college

⭐Bought it for Kindle, works just fine.

⭐Received timely and in good condition. Nice to revisit old stories – with new commentary. CJ

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