The first large section of Kierkegaard's Stages on Life's Way emulates this work.
The first large section of Kierkegaard's Stages on Life's Way emulates this work. A character in this work is compared to an ugly hollow statue filled with tiny statues of gods and had previously stood still and silent on a porch. This work's events were told to Apollodorus by Aristodemus. Erixymachus's role in this work led John Adams to quip that its author could only teach us how to cure hiccups. The female tutor (*) Diotima's teachings are restated in this work at Agathon's house. Another speech in this work claims that people once had four legs, but were split in half by Zeus and now search for their "other half" for fulfillment. For 10 points, name this Platonic dialogue in which Socrates and others discuss the nature of love at a drunken party.
The first large section of Kierkegaard's Stages on Life's Way emulates this work.
Symposium [or Sympousion]