The hemlock cup : Socrates, Athens and the search for the good life
Hughes, Bettany2011
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'The Hemlock Cup' gives Socrates the biography he deserves, setting him in the context of the Eastern Mediterranean that was his home, and dealing with him as he himself dealt with the world.
Main title:
The hemlock cup : Socrates, Athens and the search for the good life / Bettany Hughes.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2011.
Collation:
xxxvii, 499 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099554059 (pbk)
Dewey class:
183.2
Language:
English
BRN:
1009302