"This collection of Eva Brann's is one of the most valuable aids a lover
of Plato could have."--Walter Nicgorski, University of Notre Dame
In fourteen essays, Eva Brann talks with readers about the conversations
Socrates engages in with his fellow Athenians. In doing so, she shows
how Plato's dialogues and the timeless matters they address remain
important to us today.
The Music of the Republic "will establish [Eva Brann] as one of the
great readers and interpreters of the Platonic dialogues in modern
times."--Bruce Foltz, Eckerd College
"It is a wonder and a delight to be led by Eva Brann through the
Socratic conversations...Those who do not know the Republic will be
initiated into its treasures. Those who believe that it is a great book
will understand better what they already know. And all who teach the
dialogues will find their souls expanded in the presence of this most
generous teacher." --Ann Hartle, Emory University
"In these wonderfully insightful essays, Eva Brann helps us hear the
music of Plato's dialogues and join the conversation...I found myself
filled with envy for her students and happy, with this book, to now be
included among them."--Anthony T. Kronman, Yale University
The title essay of this collection is a miniature masterpiece, one of
the most seminal writings of our time on Plato's Republic.--John
Sallis, Pennsylvania State University
Eva Brann is a member of the senior faculty at St. John's College in
Annapolis, Maryland, where she has taught for over fifty years. She is a
recipient of the National Humanities Medal. Her other books include The
Logos of Heraclitus, Feeling Our Feelings, Homage to Americans,
Open Secrets / Inward Prospects, Un-Willing, Then and Now, and
Homeric Moments (all published by Paul Dry Books).
