1. Plato's Homer
... his lifetime he wrote many books, one entitled The Republic: Book X, which deals with his opinion of the perfect society. In that book Plato talks about his love for art, but according to him, his perfect society did not have room for art. Plato felt art was useless in ... society and far from the truth. Although Plato loved Homer, author of The Odyssey, he felt Homer did not belong in the perfect society. Plato ... the whole noble tragic company; but a man is not to be reverenced more then the truth, and therefore I will speak out. (2) Although Plato had a love for Homer, he felt Home...
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- Grade Level: High School