Ion

In Plato's "Ion, " Socrates discusses with the titular character, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on Homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives his performance on account of his skill and knowledge or by virtue of divine possession. It is one of the shortest of Plato's dialogues.

© 2018 Wildside Press (Ebook): 9781479418350

Translators: Benjamin Jowett

Release date

Ebook: 24 June 2018