Plato: Menexenus

In Menexenus Plato depicts an elderly Socrates reciting an inspiring funeral oration learned from his teacher Aspasia, although such a scenario is entirely fictional. The work reveals Plato's mastery of prose style and his critique of rhetoric and democratic ideology. Suitable for intermediate and advanced students of ancient Greek.

Platon ii provoaca pe cititorii sai infatisand un Socrates in varsta ca un student entuziast al retoricii care a invatat de la invatatorul sau Aspasia sa recite o inspiratie funerara inspiratoare, o discurs care se refera in mod vizibil la evenimentele care au avut loc dupa moartea lui Socrate si Aspasia, o declaratie ca ca femeie si non-ateniana, nu era eligibil sa livreze atenienii care au murit in razboi.