Books and ideas : the library of Plato and the academy

Books and ideas : the library of Plato and the academy / K. Sp. Staikos, translated by Nikos Koutras, edited by Alexandra Doumas.

Author/creator	Staikos, Konstantinos Sp.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st English ed.
Publication Info	New Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll, 2013.
Description	xxii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Plato--Library. Libraries--Greece --History --To 400.

Incomplete content	An 'Apology' to the Reader -- The History of the Academy -- The role of the "reader" -- The books underlying Plato's Dialogues -- Presocratic philosophy in the Library of the Academy -- Books on mathematics in the Academy -- Plato's evaluation of written and oral discourse -- Plato's personal library and its fate -- The publishing procedure and "Academic" publications -- The architecture of the library -- Patrons in Plato's circle -- From Plato to Cicero.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliography (pp. 239-254) and index.
ISBN	1584563249 (USA)
ISBN	9781584563242 (USA)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	Z722 .S7313 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold