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Symposium (version 2) (dramatic reading) - Free Audiobook
Language: English
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων),
Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Dramatic Readings, Philosophy,
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In one of Plato's more accessible works, Apollodorus tells a friend about a drinking party (or symposium) attended by many of intellectuals of late 5th century Athens. The men are one their second night of celebration for Agathon's victory at the city Dionysia, and decide that instead of drinking, they should give speeches in praise of love. - Summary by Libby Gohn
Recorded as a dramatic work, cast list:
Apollodorus: KHand
Glaucon: Elizabeth Klett
Companion to Apollodorus, and Pausanias: Beth Thomas
Aristodemus: ToddHW
Socrates: alanmapstone
Agathon: Peter Tucker
Servant: staticstasy
Aristophanes: Libby Gohn
Eryximachus: bala
Phaedrus: Eden Rea-Hedrick
Diotima: Anna Simon
Alcibiades: Chuck Williamson
Edited by Libby Gohn