Hemlock cup, the: socrates, athens and the search for the good life
Auteur :
Hughes, Bettany
Éditeur :
Vintage Publishing
ISBN :
9780099554059
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2011
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
464 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
For seventy years Socrates was a vigorous citizen of Golden Age Athens, philosophising in the squares and public arenas rather than in the courts of kings, before his beloved city turned on him, condemning him to death by poison. Socrates lived in and contributed to a city that nurtured key ingredients of contemporary civilisation.