Marsilio ficinos commentary on platos symposium sears reynolds jayne a. Catana, readings of platonic virtue theories preprint. Symposium is perhaps platos masterpiece as a work of art, though other dialogues are of greater philosophical import. Another fascinating work, but out of print translation of ficino s work is his commentary on platos symposium translated by sears jayne. Commentary on platos symposium on love by marsilio ficino. Marsilio ficino italian philosopher and theologian. As for the text itself, the title is quite deceptive, as it is more of a compendium or compilation of a smattering of neoplatonic ideas mixed in with classical physiology and a touch of astrology than a commentary on plato s symposium. This edition makes ficino s tuscan version available to english readers for the first time. This english translation by sears jayne is an indispensable tool for a series of classes im teaching on platonic traditions. In addition to these substitutions, i have edited jowetts translation for punctuation, grammar, and formatting not consistent with the conventions of standard english.
Ficino on platos republic, laws, and epinomis pdf adobe drm can be read on any device that can open pdf adobe drm files. Ficino s hermias translation and a new apologue coauthored with roger a. Marsilio ficino was an italian scholar and catholic priest who was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early italian renaissance. On november 7, 1468, nine men gathered at careggi, outside florence, to honour platos birthday. Marsilio ficinos most popular book is commentary on platos symposium on love. Aug 20, 2014 however, unn irene aasdalen examines it from a new perspective, that is, by taking into account giovanni picos criticism of ficinos interpretation of platos symposium pp.
Description of the book commentaries on plato, parmenides. As historical documents, they give us a vivid picture of his personal relations with his friends. Marsilio ficino and his influence by stephen clucas. Commentary on platos symposium on love ebook, 1985. Trueblood, plato s symposium and ficino s commentary in lope. Marsilio ficino and the renaissance ideas of beauty and.
He has been widely recognized by historians of philosophy for his defense of the immortality of the soul, as well as for his translations of plato, plotinus, and the hermetic corpus from greek to latin. The guests decide not to get drunk, but drinking a little and discuss about love. Sept 2014 10 mb this link contains a free pdf copy of platos symposium. Kodi archive and support file vintage software community software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. Quite a few comments have been posted about symposium. Marsilio ficino author of commentary on platos symposium. Its great range, from discussions of physical love to an almost mystical. Marsilio ficino stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Platos symposium greek and latin texts with facing. The conversation produces a series of reflections by the allmale participants on gender roles, sex, and sublimation of basic human instincts. Marsilio ficino, commentary on platos symposium on love, trans. His florentine academy, an attempt to revive platos academy, influenced the direction and tenor of. Many platonist philosophers in the centuries following plato sought to clarify and summarise his thoughts, but it was during the roman era, that the neoplatonists, in particular, wrote many commentaries on individual dialogues of plato.
Benardete apollodorus, in my own opinion, i am not unprepared for what you ask about. Translation of marsilio ficino s commentary on platos symposium, renaissance, neoplatonism. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. Lesher on the philosophical aspects of jean delvilles l. The aim of this commentary is to make platos symposium as accessible as possible to intermediatelevel greek readers so that they may experience the joy, insight, and lasting influence that comes from reading some of the greatest works in classical antiquity in the original greek. Proceedings of the eighth symposium platonicum pragense. Marsilio ficino books list of books by author marsilio.
Commentary on platos symposium on love paperback january 1, 1985 by marsilio ficino author visit amazons marsilio ficino page. In the case of ficinos introductions and commentaries, it would be necessary to show how. The early 16 th century saw the production of a number of treatises on love that built on marsilio ficinos latin commentary on platos symposium 1474. The symposium cannot therefore be regarded as a youthful work. Sept 2014 10 mb this link contains a free pdf copy of plato s symposium.
If you have read one paragraph of any james hillman book, you know marsilio ficino is the godfather of. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 416 pages and is available in paperback format. Marsilio ficino 14331499 marsilio ficino was a florentine philosopher, translator, and commentator, largely responsible for the revival of plato and platonism in the renaissance. Sep 06, 2012 how and why love should be praised in plato s symposium philosophy core concepts duration. Meanwhile the eighteen books of his own platonic theology had arrived in 1482, straight after. Since ficino asserts that love is the basis of magic, and indeed, the key link that ensures the unity of the cosmos, his commentary on platos renowned work on love is of great interest. The higher world of ideas or forms provided archetypal patterns of everything that existed on the lower mundane plane. Marsilio ficinos commentary on platos symposium in.
Symposium by plato, part of the internet classics archive. Ficino s labors as a translator provided his greekless contemporaries with access to the greatest works of the ancient platonic tradition. Marsilio ficinos commentary on platos symposium sears. Ficino wrote it between 1469 and 1474 and it was published in 1482. Academy florentine the platonic academy in florence. The apology of plato may be compared generally with those speeches of thucydides in which he has embodied his conception of the lofty character and policy of the great pericles, and which at the same time furnish a commentary on the situation of affairs from the point of view of the historian. The first edition of the novel was published in 380, and was written by plato. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Symposium by plato the speech of eryximachus summary and.
A course on the afterlife of platos symposium department of. After translating the hermetica, ficino resumed work on plato, and cosimo was. Full text of plato s symposium see other formats plato symposium trans. Page 37 and the sensible world, together with the foundation of the universities and secular study, created an intellectual space within which. Buy commentary on platos symposium on love by ficino, marsilio, sears jayne isbn. Another fascinating work, but out of print translation of ficinos work is his commentary on platos symposium translated by sears jayne. Ficino on plato s republic, laws, and epinomis pdf adobe drm can be read on any device that can open pdf adobe drm files. Ficino, who was also present, recorded what was said, although he himself did not speak, and his report constitutes the text of his commentary to platos dialogue. As ficino wrote in his commentary on plato s dialogue philebus, plato shows that dialectic must not be given to adolescents because they are led by it into three vices.
It has been described as ficino s philosophical masterpiece. On the nature of love is a translation of marsilio ficino s commentary to platos symposium. This volume contains ficinos extended analysis and commentary on the phaedrus. Platos symposium and ficino s commentary agree in the vision of spiritual love as an ennobling force, in contrast to carnal love, which debases, a vision which in socrates speech pro duces the famous description of a ladder of love leading up to the pure idea of the good and the beautiful. Ficino, marsilio internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Commentaries on plato volume 2 download ebook pdf, epub. As that decade wore on ficino authored commentaries on and summaries of platos writings, many of which he continued to work on for the rest of his career. The commentary on the symposium, and substantial parts of the commentaries on the phaedrus and. An account of a banquet patterned after the symposium, in which nine persons take turns in discussing plato s dialogue, assuming the names of his nine characters. Commentary on platos symposium on love marsilio ficino. Ficino s commentaries and treatises placed him in the first rank of philosophers of his age. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This volume contains ficino s extended analysis and commentary on the phaedrus.
Commentary on epistle to romans latin ficino, marsilio, 14331499. The house of agathon translated by benjamin jowett 20 pages part 1 greek fonts search plato s works plato anthology the greek word library note by elpenor. There is no criterion of the date of the symposium, except that which is furnished by the allusion to the division of arcadia after the destruction of mantinea. Here ficino set up his famous florentine academy, devoted to the study and celebration of plato s teachings. The main characters of this philosophy, classics story are adeimantus, polemarchus. Since ficino asserts that love is the basis of magic, and indeed, the key link that ensures the unity of the cosmos, his commentary on platos.
Socrates and aristodemus will attend a banquet at agathon, with aristophanes, appolodore, pausanias and eryximachus. Marsilio ficino has 63 books on goodreads with 1537 ratings. All things natural ficino on platos timaeus a, length. The symposium or banquet, which forms platos inspiring account of socrates and his fellows discoursing on the nature of love, was translated from the greek into latin by the renaissance scholar, philosopher and astrologer, marsilio ficino. Responsibility the text and a translation, with an introduction, by sears reynolds jayne. Contributor jayne, sears reynolds, 1920contentssummary. He continued to receive the active support of the medici until their expulsion from florence in 1494.
Symposium is central in platos philosophy, since it talks about love and ideas. Jean delville 18671953 was a central participant in the symbolist movement in france and belgium at the turn of the twentieth century. Volume 1 letters of marsilio ficino marsilio ficino. The men include the philosopher socrates, the general and political figure alcibiades, and the comic playwright aristophanes. Platos symposium is one of the acknowledged classics of ancient greek. This book is a translation of ficino s tuscan commentary to platos symposium.
This edition makes ficinos tuscan version available to english readers for the first time. Symposium by plato summary and analysis of the speech of eryximachus buy study guide building on pausanias distinction between two types of love, eryximachus expands this, claiming that love not only occurs in humans, but everywhere in the universe, including the animal kingdom and in the world of plants, a lesson he learned from the field. Ficino s commentaries on plato remained the standard guide to. Commentary on platos symposium on love university of toronto. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at agathons house to celebrate the success of his first tragedy. The guests decide not to get drunk, but drinking a. Marsilio ficino, italian philosopher, theologian, and linguist whose translations and commentaries on the writings of plato and other classical greek authors generated the florentine platonist renaissance that influenced european thought for two centuries. The dramatic nature of platos dialogues is delightfully evident in the symposium. Book on the christian religion are the most significant. In platos idea of two coexisting worldsa higher one of being that is eternal, perfect, and incorruptible, a sharp contrast to the material worldficino found precisely what he had sought. Ficino to his friends in hungary 71 plato, included in book iii, may also have arrived as a separate work as early as 1477.
Marsilio ficino s commentary on platos symposium sears reynolds jayne a. Likewise, in her analysis of ficinos use of astrological material, ruth clydesdale concentrates on ficinos correspondence rather than on the widely. The article argues that in his commentary on platos symposium. He was an astrologer, a reviver of neoplatonism in touch with the major academics of his day and the first translator of platos complete extant works into latin. Marsilio ficino as a beginning student of plato persee. All things natural ficino on platos timaeus a, author. Of his original writings the theologia platonica 1482. The origin of the concept of platonic love comes from platos symposium, a dialogue set in an allnight banquet where the partygoers decide to discuss the concept of love eros. Buy commentary on plato s symposium on love by ficino, marsilio, sears jayne isbn. This book is a translation of ficinos tuscan commentary to platos symposium. Please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. With wit and insight, they each present their ideas about lovefrom erixymachuss scientific naturalism to aristophanes comic fantasy. Apollodorus phaedrus pausanias eryximachus aristophanes agathon socrates alcibiades a troop of revellers scene. Platos symposium and ficinos commentary agree in the vision of spiritual love as an ennobling force, in contrast to carnal love, which debases, a vision which in socrates speech pro duces the famous description of a ladder of love leading up to the pure idea of the good and the beautiful.
Pdf the republic book by plato free download 416 pages. Virtual international authority file authority record author of. Love is the central topic of two platonic dialogues, the phaedrus and the symposium, and ficinos commentary on the symposium was the only one of his. On the nature of love is a translation of marsilio ficinos commentary to platos symposium. Marsilio ficino 14331499, the florentine scholarphilosophermagus, was largely responsible for the renaissance revival of plato.
Ficino speaks of socrates one of three ancient thinkers who had collectively discovered and imparted to mankind a correct understanding of loves true nature. Free download or read online the republic pdf epub book. Commentaries on plato refers to the great mass of literature produced, especially in the ancient and medieval world, to explain and clarify the works of plato. Software sites tucows software library shareware cdroms software capsules compilation cdrom images zx spectrum doom level cd. The passages preserved in this manuscript contain drafts of complex arguments on the themes of beauty and love that ficino developed more extensively in his commentary. Apollodorus, who repeats to his companion the dialogue which he had heard from aristodemus, and had already once. Although two contemporary critics showered it with praise, the school of plato. Categories ethics in value theory, miscellaneous categorize this paper isbns. Books by marsilio ficino author of commentary on platos.
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