G I C Robertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1428785 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G I C Robertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | G I C |
| FAMILY NAME | Robertson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBERTSON G I C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Classics, St John's, Newfoundland A1C 5S7, Canada;, Email: [email protected] |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Polos euergetês
Halfway through his conversation with Sokrates in the Gorgias, Polos claims that it would be easy to refute the philosopher's argument that it is better to act with justice than without it. Asking his interlocutor to proceed with the refutation, Sokrates urges him (470c): 'do not tire of doing favours (ευεργετων) for a friend'. In its metre and sense, this phrase is reminiscent of Pindaric lyric, and its vocabulary recalls that of Olympian 2.93-4…
The Andreia of Xenocles
Iambic Ideas
The Eyes of Achilleus
THIS IS A CRITICAL MOMENT in the first book of the Iliad: Achilleus is about to be persuaded by Athene to resist the urge to kill Agamemnon after the latter has declared his intention to seize Achilleus' concubine Brisei's. The text appears above as it is printed in the OCT (Monro and Allen 1902: 8), and the translation given here represents the interpretation that has been accepted by the vast majority of commentators and translators. With very …
The Eyes of Achilleus
THIS IS A CRITICAL MOMENT in the first book of the Iliad: Achilleus is about to be persuaded by Athene to resist the urge to kill Agamemnon after the latter has declared his intention to seize Achilleus' concubine Brisei's. The text appears above as it is printed in the OCT (Monro and Allen 1902: 8), and the translation given here represents the interpretation that has been accepted by the vast majority of commentators and translators. With very …
The Andreia of Xenocles
Iambic Ideas
Polos euergetês
Halfway through his conversation with Sokrates in the Gorgias, Polos claims that it would be easy to refute the philosopher's argument that it is better to act with justice than without it. Asking his interlocutor to proceed with the refutation, Sokrates urges him (470c): 'do not tire of doing favours (ευεργετων) for a friend'. In its metre and sense, this phrase is reminiscent of Pindaric lyric, and its vocabulary recalls that of Olympian 2.93-4…
Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Literature (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Poetry (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis (1 work) · Byzantine Studies and History (1 work) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Classics (1 work)