Plato and the Tyrant
The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece
$29.08
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
2 October 2026
Summary
Plato is one of history’s most influential thinkers, the “sublime philosopher” whose writings remain foundational to Western culture. He is known for the brilliant dialogues in which he depicted his teacher, Socrates, discussing ethical truths with prominent citizens of Athens. Yet the image we have of Plato-an ethereal figure far removed from society and politics, who conjured abstract ideas in peaceful groves-is a fiction, created by Plato’s admirers and built up over centuries. In fact, Pl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324130574 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324130571 |
| Author: | James Romm |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 2 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 140mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“Longlisted – The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award, 2026”
“An intellectual thriller… a deft and engaging work of history, philosophy and biography…” – The Washington Post
“This is a work of history, but it is as compelling as any novel… Romm does a superb job of imaginatively reconstructing the backstory to a philosophical masterpiece.” – Tim Whitmarsh - Literary Review
”[A] finely sifted story… includes abundant historical and social context…” – The Wall Street Journal
“Books of the Year 2025: Part 1” – History Today
James Romm
James Romm is the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College and editor of the Ancient Lives biography series from Yale University Press. He is the author of several other studies of Greek and Roman history, and his reviews and essays appear regularly in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Review of Books.
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