The Apology of Socrates/Crito by Plato, Benjamin Jowett

The Apology of Socrates/Crito

Plato, Benjamin Jowett

44 pages first pub -390 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging reflective fast-paced
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Benjamin Jowett’s early translation of Plato’s Apology is remarkably free of Victorianisms, and brings to life the figure of Socrates with an easy colloquialism. Almost the entire dialogue is actually a monologue, battling the demons, real or imag...

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reflective 85%
informative 64%
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tense 17%
emotional 14%
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hopeful 3%

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