Parmenides of Elea
A Verse Translation with Interpretative Essays and Commentary to the Text
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The book presents a fresh verse translation of Parmenides's B-Fragments in rhyming couplet iambic pentameter, enhancing accessibility to his work. By contextualizing Parmenides within the influence of Persian Zoroastrianism, it explores the development of his monism. Henn meticulously interprets the challenging fragments and offers insightful philosophical analysis to clarify the apparent contradictions within the text, providing readers with a deeper understanding of Parmenides's ideas.
