Plato's "Letters"

In Plato's "Letters" , Ariel Helfer provides to readers, for the first time, a highly literal translation of the Letters , complete with extensive notes on historical context and issues of manuscript transmission. His analysis presents a necessary perspective for readers who wish to study Plato's Letters as a work of Platonic philosophy. Centuries of debate over the provenance and significance of Plato's Letters have led to the common view that the Letters is a motley collection of jewels and sc