Symposium is Plato's account on the nature of love - analysed through a series of speeches by eminent Athenians at a wine-fuelled banquet. The other featured dialogue, Phaedrus, elaborates further into the topic, whilst also touching on the natures of soul, rhetoric and knowledge. Together these dialogues comprise the full account of Plato's writings on love. The book is a must for anyone keen to understand Plato, the ancient Greeks, their lives and philosophies. Our signature author section features comprehensive background information on the life and times of Plato, as well as images, short descriptions of the real-life persons in his dialogues, further reading lists and more.