Memorabilia (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

The lengthiest and most famous of Xenophon's Socratic writings, the Memorabilia is a defense of Socrates, offering edifying examples of Socrates' conversations and activities. Xenophon argues that Socrates was innocent of the formal charges against him: failure to recognize the gods of Athens, introduction of new gods, and corruption of youth. He demonstrates through recounted conversations how Socrates benefited Athenians and their society.

The Memorabilia is assumed to have been completed ...