The fundamental principles explored in this dialogue apply not only to poetry but to all of the arts. A beginners guide to the philosophy of plato michael s. On the iliad, edited with introduction and commentary leiden and boston, 2007. Plato himself may have equated inspiration with lack of knowledge, but the central speech 533d is constructed in such a way that readers who believe in the possibility of divine inspiration are. Introduction in ion, platos speaker socrates converses with the accomplished rhapsodist, ion, a professional reciter of epic poetry. Protagoras, ion, and meno discuss whether righteousness can be taught. Socrates discusses with the titular character, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives his performance on account of his skill and knowledge or by virtue of divine possession. Plato s hesiod is a neglected topic, scholars having long regarded plato s homer as a more promising field of inquiry. This study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of great dialogues. The insights that we came up with are in the footnotes to the translation, and by themselves are hopefully enough. The online library of liberty a project of liberty fund, inc. I poured over this translation of the ion with brandon brown the week of christmas, 2003 over a bottle of scotch and a bag of pretzels. Albert rijksbaron this book presents a revised text of plato s ion, with full apparatus criticus, and an extensive commentary, with a linguistic orientation.
Platos ion occupies a central place in the history of literary criticism. In platos ion socrates discusses with the titular character, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives his performance on account of his skill and knowledge or by virtue of divine possession. This essay stages a philosophical dialogue between one of platos earliest and shortest works, ion, and philippe lacouelabarthes deconstructive reflections on diderots paradox of the actor. Socrates questions ion, an actor who just won a major prize, about his ability to interpret the epic poetry of homer. Jul 05, 2014 in ion, plato presents a dialogue between his influential teacher socrates and a distinguished rhapsode, ion. In ion, plato presents a dialogue between his influential teacher socrates and a distinguished rhapsode, ion.
Readers will probably be most familiar with rijksbarons work from his syntax and semantics of the verb in classical greek and his linguistic commentary on platos ion, but there is also much to be gained from bundling together this greatest hits collection, as it brings out especially clearly the fruitfulness of the functional grammar approach. Plato was born in 428427 or 424423 bc in athens, greece. Jun 25, 2008 the extensive introduction deals with, interalia, platos attack on poetry, the position of the ion in the corpusplatonicumrather late, this book argues, the titles of the dialogue,the reasons why ms venetus 189 should be considered a primary ms, and thetext of the homeric quotations in the ion. Edited with introduction and commentary by albert rijksbaron. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the library of congress catalog. His father, ariston, could trace his lineage back to the old kings of athens. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the cambridge grammar of classical greek. It takes the rhapsodic practice of the ancient figure of ion as a reference point for thinking about the performers intoxicating nature and. The apology not a dialogue, crito, euthyphro, and the unforgettable phaedo relate the trial and death of socrates and propound the immortality of the soul. Oct 25, 2018 this article treats platos ion as a testcase. Suzanne sterngillet in the international journal of the platonic tradition 3, 2009 albert rijksbaron has produced an indispensible scholarly edition of platos ion, with a new text based on a collation in situ of the primary manuscripts and a commentary whose strong linguistic orientation x and careful philology shed new light on. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text.
Request pdf on jun 1, 2009, jenny strauss clay and others published plato. Digital master created according to benchmark for faithful digital reproductions of. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Pdf fact and fiction in platos ion rana saadi liebert. Plato was socrates student and an accomplished philosopher in his own right. His dialogues present a fascinating interpretive problem in that he presents them as verbatim transcripts of conversations his teacher had with various persons, many of whom we know to have existed in 4thcentury athens. Ion by plato translated by benjamin jowett contents introduction. Of no other dialogue is this truer than of the ion. The cambridge grammar of classical greek kindle edition by. The lineation differs slightly from that of burnet 1903.
Albert rijksbaron has produced an indispensible scholarly edition of platos ion, with a new text based on a collation in situ of the primary manuscripts and a commentary whose strong linguistic orientation x and careful philology shed new light on nearly every line of the dialogue. He asserts that the poetic art is not an art at all but a divine gift. Linguistic considerations are also the leading principle in the choice of one ms reading rather than another. My aim in this chapter is to demonstrate that this particular bias of scholarly attention, although understandable, is unjustified. Choose from 16 different sets of plato ion flashcards on quizlet. The extensive introduction deals with, interalia, platos attack on poetry, the position of the ion in the corpusplatonicumrather late, this book argues, the titles of the dialogue,the reasons why ms venetus 189 should be considered a primary ms, and thetext of the homeric quotations in the ion. He was a student of socrates and he is regarded as a founding figure in western philosophy. Albert rijksbaron is emeritus professor of ancient greek linguistics at the. Edited with introduction and commentary amsterdam studies.
Edited with introduction and commentary amsterdam studies in classical philology 14 by a. The origin of the sun will probably be clearer in the doric form, for the dorians call him alios, and this name is given to him because when he rises he gathers alizoi men together or because he is always rolling in his course aei eilein ion about the earth. Why, yes, ion, because you may possibly have a knowledge of the art of the general as well as of the rhapsode. The grace and beauty of this little work supply the only, and perhaps a sufficient, proof of its. Lack of techne and the instability of poetry in platos ion. And yet surely, my dear friend ion, in a discussion about arithmetic, where many people are speaking, and one speaks better than the rest, there is somebody who can judge which of them is the good. Nov 01, 2007 albert rijksbaron has provided an excellent edition of the ion of plato with a comprehensive introduction and an extensive commentary. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the library of. Ion claims that he is a perfect critic of homers work and he knows everything about him.
Also, the quotations from homer utilized by plato in the work are examined quite carefully, and sensibly as well. Suzanne sterngillet in the international journal of the platonic tradition 3, 2009 albert rijksbaron has produced an indispensible scholarly edition of plato s ion, with a new text based on a collation in situ of the primary manuscripts and a commentary whose strong linguistic orientation x and careful philology shed new light on. Albert rijksbaron this book presents a revised text of platos ion, with full apparatus criticus, and an extensive commentary, with a linguistic orientation. Pdf aspect of plato for poets and rhapsodists in the dialogue of. Rijksbaron find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. This is the same view that rijksbaron has stated in his commentary on the ion. The moving wall represents the time period between the last issue available in jstor and the most recently published issue of a journal. In plato s ion socrates discusses with the titular character, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives his performance on account of his skill and knowledge or by virtue of divine possession.
While socrates considers himself a common man who only speak the truth 47, ion is proud and boastful, regarding himself as a rhapsode who can speak about homer better than any man 47. Plato was born in athens in 427 bc to a well established aristocratic family. As scholars have noted, in the tradition before plato techne and poetic inspiration are not mutually exclusive, but complementary. Albert rijksbaron has provided an excellent edition of the ion of plato with a comprehensive introduction and an extensive commentary.
Complete works of plato download the free pdf ebook here. Nov 01, 2007 suzanne sterngillet in the international journal of the platonic tradition 3, 2009 albert rijksbaron has produced an indispensible scholarly edition of platos ion, with a new text based on a collation in situ of the primary manuscripts and a commentary whose strong linguistic orientation x and careful philology shed new light on. Ion, so as to get a contrast between the two great thinkers, plato and aristotle. Matters often ignored, such as the title of the work and its punctuation, are analyzed in detail. Form and function in greek grammar linguistic contributions. While socrates considers himself a common man who only speak the truth 47, ion is proud and boastful, regarding himself as a rhapsode who. For a poet is a light and winged and sacred thing, and is unable ever to indite until he has been inspired and put out of his senses, and his mind is no longer in him. The project gutenberg ebook of ion, by plato this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Introduction in ion, plato s speaker socrates converses with the accomplished rhapsodist, ion, a professional reciter of epic poetry. Platos ion develops a concept of fiction distinct from the mimetic accounts of. Ion by plato, part of the internet classics archive.
In gorgias, socrates is estranged from his citys thought, and his fate is impending. Pdf this particular paper refers to platos effort in the dialogue of ion to prove to. As the dialogue proceeds, the nature of human creativity emerges as a mysterious process and an unsolved puzzle. Nov 15, 2007 albert rijksbaron has produced an indispensible scholarly edition of plato s ion, with a new text based on a collation in situ of the primary manuscripts and a commentary whose strong linguistic orientation x and careful philology shed new light on nearly every line of the dialogue. The ion is the shortest, or nearly the shortest, of all the writings which bear the name of plato, and is not authenticated by any early external testimony. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a zero moving wall, so their current issues are available. I am sure that i should know what a general ought to say. Ion by plato translated by benjamin jowett in ion by plato, socrates discusses art with ion. Hesiods proem and platos ion the classical quarterly. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. In platos ion, socrates crossexamination of the rhapsode ion. It is widely accepted in literature about plato that he was a consistent and systematic thinker, whose dialogues express his views and complement each other, and that each dialogue has a main purport which the reader should discover or be told about by the commentator even before reading the dialogue. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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