Plato Quote

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.


The Republic and Other Works (ed. Anchor, 1973)


What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.