Episode 1129
Socrates on Trial
Sat, 2020-Jun-06 00:50 UTC
Length - 2:08
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The random article for Saturday, 6 June 2020 is Socrates on Trial.
Socrates on Trial is a play depicting the life and death of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. It tells the story of how Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and for failing to honour the city's gods. The play contains adaptations of several classic Greek works: the slapstick comedy, Clouds, written by Aristophanes and first performed in 423 BCE; the dramatic monologue, Apology, written by Plato to record the defence speech Socrates gave at his trial; and Plato's Crito and Phaedo, two dialogues describing the events leading to Socrates’ execution in 399 BCE. The play was written by Andrew David Irvine of the University of British Columbia and premiered by director Joan Bryans of Vital Spark Theatre Company in 2007 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver. In the judgment of one reviewer, the play succeeds in presenting Socrates both as Plato's wise mentor and as the “pompous, arrogant and often petulant” teacher presented by Aristophanes, giving modern audiences a greater appreciation of why Socrates eventually ended up being sentenced to death.
In the judgment of another reviewer, the play is “a worthy analogue of an ancient masterpiece.”
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:50 UTC on Saturday, 6 June 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Socrates on Trial on Wikipedia.
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