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: A substantial 122-page commentary provides grammatical guidance and historical notes, helping readers understand how Plato uses rhetorical techniques to intentionally distort historical reality.

The dialogue is unique within the Platonic corpus because it "deliberately presents un-Platonic ideas in an un-Platonic style". Plato: Menexenus (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) Plato: Menexenus (Cambridge Greek and Latin Cla...

: While primarily aimed at undergraduate and graduate students of Greek, it is recognized as a valuable resource for advanced scholars due to its deep engagement with recent scholarship. Key Features of the Cambridge Edition

: The edition explores critical interpretive challenges, such as why an elderly Socrates recites a speech supposedly learned from Aspasia (a non-Athenian woman) that refers to events occurring after their historical deaths. Overview of the Menexenus edited by David Sansone

The edition of Plato's Menexenus , edited by David Sansone , is the first full-length English commentary on this dialogue in over a century. This volume is specifically designed to help intermediate students and scholars navigate one of Plato's most unusual works—a dialogue consisting almost entirely of a funeral oration that parodies Athenian democratic rhetoric. Key Features of the Cambridge Edition