The Symposium and the Phaedrus Dr Sarah Baker

The Symposium and the Phaedrus Dr Sarah BakerThe Symposium and the Phaedrus are combined here because of their shared theme: a reflection on the nature of erotic love, the love that begins with sexual desire but can transcend that origin and reach even the heights of religious ecstasy. This reflection is carried out explicitly in the speeches and conversations in the dialogues, and implicitly in the dramatic depiction of actions and characters. Thus, the two dialogues deal with a theme of

Brigitte Reimann

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The British University in Egypt

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Centre for Gender Research

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