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Symposia: Short Stories About Modern Life
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Published: Jan. 04, 2010
Words: 19,073 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452345956
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Every civilization needs to reflect on what is or is not important. In times gone by, it was knowledge, love, or honour. Things have changed. Symposia is made up of 5 short stories that revisit the themes that motivated Plato, Aristophanes, and Euripides. Thankfully, they are not around to complain...Extended description
Every civilization needs to reflect on what is or is not important. In times gone by, it was knowledge, love, or honour. Things have changed.At the dawn of Western society, great thinkers and writers such as Plato, Aristophanes, and Euripides bent their minds to the many problems that beset our fledgling civilization. Their toil played no small part in making the West what it is today. Time marches on, however, and Western civilization has evolved and changed. Sadly, Plato and his toga-wearing contemporaries are no longer all that relevant to your average iPod toting consumer.
Symposia is made up of 5 short stories that revisit the themes that motivated Plato, Aristophanes, and Euripides. Thankfully, they are not around to complain...
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