This book provides an interpretation of Plato's Euthydemus as a unified piece of literature, taking into account both its dramatic and its philosophical aspects. It aims to do justice to a major Platonic work which has so far received comparatively little treatment. Except for the sections of the dialogue in which Socrates presents an argument on the pursuit of eudaimonia, the Euthydemus seems to have been largely ignored. The reason for this is that much of the work's philosophical import lies hidden underneath a veil of riotous comedy. This book shows how a...

Der Palazzo Barbarigo wendet sich statt mit einer reprasentativen Fassade mit einer Terasse dem Canal Grande zu. Die Hauptfassade liegt am Rio di San Polo. Die Studie klart, wie es zu diesem bauhistorischen Charakteristikum kam und beschaftigt sich daruber hinaus mit der aus verschiedenen Epochen stammenden Innenausstattung des Palazzo und der einstmals beruhmten Gemaldesammlung der Familie Barbarigo.