{"product_id":"menexenus-large-print","title":"Ménexène — Gros caractères","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a city praises its fallen soldiers, does it honor the dead—or flatter the living?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Plato’s Menexenus, Socrates meets a young man with political ambitions, fresh from the council chamber in Athens. The city must choose someone to speak at a public funeral for citizens killed in war. Menexenus asks whether Socrates could deliver such a speech himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocrates answers with a long funeral oration he says he learned from Aspasia, the partner of Pericles. It praises Athenian birth, upbringing, and deeds. But its purpose remains a puzzle: sincere tribute or pointed parody? Behind the praise lies Plato’s concern about speakers who please a crowd without caring for truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePraise and political ambition\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Menexenus as public mourning becomes a question of who gets to speak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSocrates in an unfamiliar role\u003c\/strong\u003e – Hear the philosopher deliver an extended speech rather than pursue his usual questions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA city praising itself\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow an oration that turns Athenian origins and wartime deeds into public glory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWords for grieving families\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter the speech’s imagined voices of the dead addressing their children and parents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA puzzle of tone\u003c\/strong\u003e – Weigh tribute against parody, and ask where moving words leave room for truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of Plato who enjoy a short, puzzling text, and anyone curious about Athenian public life, speeches, and propaganda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and listen for the tension between honoring the dead and pleasing the crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534764769628,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/06313_en_ebook-front_c13_a873ed95-cd9e-461a-8ff1-4487335ae99a.jpg?v=1792175190","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/menexene-gros-caracteres","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}