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Plato's Ion, philosophy as performance, text, translation, and interpretation of the Ion, John Bremer

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Plato's Ion, philosophy as performance, text, translation, and interpretation of the Ion, John Bremer
Language
eng
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Main title
Plato's Ion
Medium
electronic resource
Responsibility statement
text, translation, and interpretation of the Ion, John Bremer
Sub title
philosophy as performance
Summary
Socrates questions Ion, an actor who just won a major prize, about his ability to interpret the epic poetry of Homer. How does an actor, a poet, or any other artist create? Is it by knowing? Is it by inspiration? As the dialogue proceeds, the nature of human creativity emerges as a mysterious process and an unsolved puzzle
Target audience
adult
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