A Hitherto Unremarked Pun in the Phaedrus

Apeiron 15 (2):115-116 (1981)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

The author discusses a previously unremarked pun in which the plane tree (ho platanos) under which the conversation takes place echoes the name Plato, and hence there is the strong suggestion that the conversation in the Phaedrus is particularly close to Plato's own opinion.

Other Versions

No versions found

Links

PhilArchive

    This entry is not archived by us. If you are the author and have permission from the publisher, we recommend that you archive it. Many publishers automatically grant permission to authors to archive pre-prints. By uploading a copy of your work, you will enable us to better index it, making it easier to find.

    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 103,748

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Analytics

Added to PP
2011-05-29

Downloads
28 (#865,834)

6 months
5 (#815,914)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Robert Zaslavsky
The New School (PhD)

References found in this work

No references found.

Add more references