Plato: Symposium
translation, introduction, notes, Oxford University Press (World’s Classics), 1994 (Thai edn., Amarin, 2013; Folio Society, 2015)
Reviews:
"Waterfield does full justice to the Greek … Waterfield has implemented his [translation] credo with success: he is able to negotiate the swings in tone … better than anyone since Jowett"
- Steven Willett, Syllecta Classica
"Aptly conveys the narrative subtlety of the Greek with admirable clarity"
- Gary Alan Scott, Ancient Philosophy
"In this fluent and fast-moving translation W. captures the vibrant quality of Plato’s writing and achieves an accurate version of the styles and tones of the original … An excellent work. The translation is faithful to the Greek and yet refreshingly modern, and the text is supported by a valuable introduction and commentary"
- Elizabeth Pender, Classical Review
"An unqualified success"
- John Kirby, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"This version reads extremely well; clear, crisp, almost universally accurate, and extremely readable, it is in most respects a significant advance on its competitors and deserves to become the standard English-language version for some time to come"
- T.M. Robinson, Mouseion
