Memorabilia

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Socratic dialogue ancient Greek literature philosophical work

Memorabilia is a Socratic dialogue by Xenophon that presents recollections of Socrates’ conversations to defend his character and philosophy.

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Label	Occurrences
Memorabilia canonical	9

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Socratic dialogue ⓘ ancient Greek literature ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ
aimsTo	refute accusations against Socrates ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Xenophon's Apology of Socrates ⓘ surface form: Memoirs of Socrates
audience	contemporaries skeptical of Socrates ⓘ
author	Xenophon ⓘ
contains	anecdotes about Socrates ⓘ conversations between Socrates and his associates ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Classical Greece ⓘ
defendsAgainst	charges of corrupting the youth ⓘ charges of impiety ⓘ
depicts	Socrates as a moral exemplar ⓘ
emphasizes	Socratic method of questioning ⓘ use of everyday examples in philosophy ⓘ
focusesOn	education ⓘ ethical questions ⓘ justice ⓘ piety ⓘ practical morality ⓘ self-control ⓘ
genre	dialogue ⓘ philosophy ⓘ
hasPart	Book I of Memorabilia ⓘ Xenophon's Memorabilia ⓘ surface form: Book II of Memorabilia Book III of Memorabilia ⓘ Xenophon's Memorabilia ⓘ surface form: Book IV of Memorabilia
historicalContext	after the trial and death of Socrates ⓘ
influencedBy	Socrates ⓘ surface form: historical Socrates
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryTradition	Socratic dialogues of Plato ⓘ surface form: Socratic dialogues
mainSubject	Socrates ⓘ
narrativeForm	recollections of conversations ⓘ
philosophicalTheme	care of the soul ⓘ divine guidance ⓘ utility of virtue ⓘ virtue as knowledge ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Socratic philosophy ⓘ
portrays	character of Socrates ⓘ philosophy of Socrates ⓘ
preservedIn	manuscript tradition of Greek literature ⓘ
purpose	defense of Socrates ⓘ
relatedWork	Apology of Socrates ⓘ surface form: Apology of Socrates (Plato) Xenophon's Apology of Socrates ⓘ surface form: Apology of Socrates (Xenophon)
structure	four books ⓘ
timeOfComposition	4th century BCE ⓘ
titleInGreek	Ἀπομνημονεύματα ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xenophon → notableWork → Memorabilia ⓘ

Xenophon's Apology of Socrates → relatedWorkByAuthor → Memorabilia ⓘ

Xenophon’s Symposium → relatedWorkByAuthor → Memorabilia ⓘ

Oeconomicus → relatedWork → Memorabilia ⓘ

Men and Women → hasPart → Memorabilia ⓘ

Xenophon's Memorabilia → title → Memorabilia ⓘ

Xenophon’s Socratic writings → workIncludes → Memorabilia ⓘ

Book I of Memorabilia → partOf → Memorabilia ⓘ

Socrates and Critobulus → relatedWork → Memorabilia ⓘ