Phaedrus

Phaedrus is one of Plato's best-loved dialogues remarkable as a work of both philosophy and poetry.Lured into the countryside by the promise of a new speech Socrates sits in the shade and talks with Phaedrus a young amateur rhetorician. After Phaedrus recites a speech on love Socrates delivers two speeches of his own contrasting the baneful love induced by human folly with love as the divinely inspired blessing of holy madness. Interwoven is a discussion on rhetoric and its relation to truth. Full of charm and gentle irony Phaedrus is an engaging celebration of love as the path to wisdom.