Please begin to read Plato's Symposium. You will be able to read the text online, as full text, as PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Daisy, or as DjVu. Please use the version appropriate for your computer/ereader/phone.
In addition to the text, you may listen to an unabridged audio version of the work. The supplied link will take you to an MP3/OGG Vorbis version. We will also read and discuss the text in class.
For Friday, please read the following essays. We may refresh ourselves by reading them again in class. Be prepared to discuss your thoughts and reactions to the pieces.
"Thinking as a Hobby" by William Golding
"Good Readers and Good Writers" by Vladmir Nabokov
