The Gorgias Explained

Authors

Dan Zajdel, Portland State University

Subjects

Plato. Gorgias, Plato -- Rhetoric, Plato -- Literary art, Socrates in literature

Abstract

In Plato’s The Gorgias, five forms of language serve to explicitly inaugurate Socrates as a mythic hero. This paper traces these forms, along with allusions to myth and the known body of literature at the time, and shows how Plato achieves his goal.

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Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13158

Recommended Citation

Zajdel, Dan (1992) "The Gorgias Explained," Anthós Journal (1990-1996): Vol. 1: No. 3, Article 16.
Available at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/anthos_archives/vol1/iss3/16