Aristotle’s Symposium – Analysis of Selected Testimonies and Fragments of Stagyrite’s Dialogue Cover Image

Uczta Arystotelesa – analiza wybranych świadectw i fragmentów dialogu Stagiryty
Aristotle’s Symposium – Analysis of Selected Testimonies and Fragments of Stagyrite’s Dialogue

Author(s): Anna Głodowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Aristotelian dialogue; banquet; wine drinking; drunkenness; food; starters; dishes

Summary/Abstract: Among the works of Aristotle there are also dialogues, a literary genre, represented in ancient Greek literature above all by Plato. Although Aristotelian dialogues were not preserved to our times, on the basis of mentions found in the works of other ancient authors, an image of form and content of Aristotle’s dialogues may be drawn. The article aims to analyze selected testimonies and fragments concerning Aristotle’s Symposium, and to discuss motives and topics which appear in the dialogue of Plato’s pupil.

  • Issue Year: XXII/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 33-46
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish