Symposium

A drinking party in ancient Athens becomes a contest of speeches in praise of love.

At a glance Plato's most celebrated dialogue moves from wit to profundity, culminating in a vision… Guests recline at a banquet, agree to set aside heavy drinking, and instead take turns… What follows is by turns comic, tender, and dazzling, one of the supreme achievements of… What it's about Symposium gathers a company of Athenians, including a comic poet, a…

Symposium gathers a company of Athenians, including a comic poet, a physician, and Socrates himself, each delivering a speech on the nature of love.