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Phaedrus

Translated from the Greek by inaporia, 2026. © 4xxi Software Ltd.

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Meeting by the Ilissus227a–230e
1A meeting outside the walls227a–227d2Phaedrus and his memory227d–228e3By the Ilissus229a–229e4Under the plane tree229e–230e
Lysias' speech230e–236e
5While passion lasts230e–231e6The circle of friends231e–232e7Trust and advantage232e–233e8After the reading233e–234e9The cost of repetition234e–235e10A speech in reply235e–236e
Socrates' first speech237a–243e
11Where to begin237a–237d12Desire and judgement237d–238d13What the lover wants238d–239d14The lover’s company239d–240e15When feeling fades240e–241d16At the crossing241e–242d17A fault in the speech242d–243e
Love and the soul243e–256e
18A gift of madness243e–244c19Where the proof begins244c–245d20Immortality of the soul245d–246d21The procession of the gods246d–247c22The souls' journey247c–248e23The judgement of souls248e–249e24Likenesses here below249e–250e25The growth of wings250e–251d26The name of love251d–252e27How the beloved is won252e–253e28Drawing near the youth253e–254d29The beloved lets the lover near254d–255d30When they lie side by side255d–256e
Speech and truth256e–265d
31After the recantation256e–257e32Writing speeches258a–258e33The cicadas' gift258e–259e34A donkey and a horse259e–260e35Where speech works261a–261e36Resemblance and deception262a–262e37What people dispute263a–263e38Lysias begins at the end263e–264e39From blame to praise265a–265d
The art of rhetoric265e–273e
40A name for the skill265e–266e41The handbooks of speech267a–267d42What makes an art268a–268e43The preliminaries and the art itself269a–269e44Knowing the soul269e–270e45Which speech for which soul271a–271e46No small task271e–272d47What seems likely272d–273e
Writing and the living word273e–279c
48What is fitting in writing273e–274e49The gift of Theuth274e–275e50The living word276a–276e51Seeds and gardens276e–277e52Beyond the written page277e–278e53Before leaving278e–279c
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