GRK 30.10 Alcibiades

We will explore the transgressive culture icon Alcibiades through the lens of Plato’s dialogue named after him. In it, Socrates approaches the young Alcibiades for the first time and offers to help him achieve his unbridled political ambitions, if he is only willing to spend time with him.

 We will pay particular attention to Alcibiades’ relationship with Socrates and his role in Platonic philosophy, but we will also focus on his portrayal in a range of ancient authors, such as Aristophanes, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:LIT; WCult:W

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Classics - Classical Studies Greek Latin