The Death of Socrates
Hero, Villain, Chatterbox, Saint: From the New York Times bestselling author
$29.79
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2026
Summary
Socrates is revered as a man who spoke truth to power. Yet his death in 399 BC was the first time in recorded history that a democratic government condemned a person to death for their beliefs. His death was a potent symbol of free speech, and Socrates’ fate has haunted Western thought ever since—a guiding influence on Plato, John Stuart Mill, Nietzsche, and Martin Luther King.
In this incisive survey of philosophy and politics, renowned classicist and translator Emily Wilson unravels…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781806492633 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1806492636 |
| Author: | Emily Wilson |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
PRAISE FOR EMILY WILSON: ‘[Wilson] combines intellectual authority with addictive readability – Edith Hall * Telegraph *
Enthralling and profoundly relevant – Salman Rushdie
Joyful, illuminating and engrossing – Madeline Miller, author of THE SONG OF ACHILLIES
[Wilson] scrapes away at old encrusted layers, until she exposes what lies beneath – Nilanjana Roy * FT *
Emily Wilson unlocks the gates to ancient Greece and Rome – Peter Stothard, author of HORACE
Emily Wilson
Emily Wilson is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her translations of the Odyssey and the Iliad were critically acclaimed across the globe, and she is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books, the New York Times, the New Statesman and the Nation.
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