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Wine and ecstasy in Plato : a metaphor of sorts and its early reception /

"Examines inebriation as a culturally informed metaphor employed by Plato to defend the mind-altering effects of philosophy and its reception to the second-century CE"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anagnostou-Laoutides, Eva (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2025]
Series:SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy.
Subjects:
Plato. > Dialogues
Dialogues (Plato)
Intoxication.
Intoxication > Rome > History.
Intoxication > Egypt > History.
Drinking customs > Rome > History.
Drinking customs > Egypt > History.
Boissons > Fonctions sociales > Rome > Histoire.
Boissons > Fonctions sociales > Égypte > Histoire.
Drinking customs > History.
Greece
Rome.
Description
Summary:"Examines inebriation as a culturally informed metaphor employed by Plato to defend the mind-altering effects of philosophy and its reception to the second-century CE"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xiv, 452 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9798855804850