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Field name | Value |
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Reference | 3068102147083 |
Library/Archive | The New York Academy of Medicine |
Title | Le sympose de Platon ou de l'amour et de beauté, traduit de Grec en François, avec trois livres de Commentaires, extraictz de toute philosophie |
Author/Creator | Plato |
Date | 1559 |
Collection | Special Collections |
Place of Publication | Paris, France |
Document Type | Printed Book |
Theme | Gastronomy |
Subjects | culinary culture food in literature food consumption |
Description | Discussions which celebrate the pleasures of eating and drinking in early Western civilization frequently appear in the writings of the Greek philosophers. Plato's Symposium describes a banquet given by Agathon, an Athenian poet, for a few colleagues including Socrates and Aristophanes. |
Countries | France |
Places | Paris |
Language | French; Latin; Greek; Hebrew |
Additional Information | This edition is a 16th century French translation from the Greek which, in addition to the Symposium, includes a group of poetic passages from works by various ancient poets. |
Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation © 2020, by The New York Academy of Medicine. All rights reserved. |