Lysis
by Plato
Lysis is an early dialogue by Plato in which Socrates questions the boys Lysis and Menexenus at a wrestling school about the nature of friendship, or philia. Its Greek text was first printed in the Aldine edition of Plato's works, Venice, 1513. Thomas Taylor published an English version in 1804.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First published
- Aldus Manutius, Venice, 1513
- Series
- Platonic dialogue
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Setting and characters
- Characters
- Socrates
- Genre
- dialogue
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- Editions recorded
- 39 on Open Library, 29 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 22 languages
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How many editions of Lysis are there?
We track 1 edition of Lysis. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was Lysis first published?
Lysis by Plato was first published in 1513.
Where these facts come from
- Lysis (dialogue), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- List of editiones principes in Greek, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Aldine Plato, Edward Worth Library (aldine.edwardworthlibrary.ie)
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