false 67696 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678298m/67696.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678298s/67696.jpg The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars against Sparta, and study under Socrates. As their relationship develops, Renault expertly conveys Greek culture, showing the impact of this supreme philosopher whose influence spans epochs.]]> 67696 13 413858 book 1956 The Last of the Wine total:364|5:141|4:117|3:92|2:9|1:5| 364 1472 519 32 38185 3.99 3859 331 1674789 115473 67696 0375726810 9780375726811 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678298m/67696.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678298s/67696.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67696.The_Last_of_the_Wine 4.05 344 The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars against Sparta, and study under Socrates. As their relationship develops, Renault expertly conveys Greek culture, showing the impact of this supreme philosopher whose influence spans epochs.]]> 1956 4 2 false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Jun 05 09:00:27 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 09:00:39 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1727702 116114 67696 0375726810 9780375726811 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678298m/67696.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678298s/67696.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67696.The_Last_of_the_Wine 4.04 364 The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars against Sparta, and study under Socrates. As their relationship develops, Renault expertly conveys Greek culture, showing the impact of this supreme philosopher whose influence spans epochs.]]> 1956 4 1 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Jun 06 16:54:16 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 11:27:27 -0700 2007
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As their relationship develops, Renault expertly conveys Greek culture, showing the impact of this supreme philosopher whose influence spans epochs.]]> 1956 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 20:37:36 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 20:41:10 -0700 2009 52650129 2101543 67696 0375726810 9780375726811 29 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678298m/67696.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170678298s/67696.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67696.The_Last_of_the_Wine 4.04 364 The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars against Sparta, and study under Socrates. As their relationship develops, Renault expertly conveys Greek culture, showing the impact of this supreme philosopher whose influence spans epochs.]]> 1956 4 0 false Tue Apr 14 10:40:46 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 10:43:36 -0700 2009 25995686 1056629 3403134 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212821951m/3403134.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212821951s/3403134.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3403134.The_Last_of_the_Wine 4.00 2 The first person narrator is Alexias, a noble Athenian youth, a noted beauty in the polis & a champion runner. The novel shows young male Athenians were treated like modern debutantes, wooed by older men seeking to be their lovers. Alexias' father, Myron, himself a former beauty & champion athlete, writes his son before leaving Athens for the Sicilian Expedition. Myron imparts to Alexias the traits he should seek in a lover--qualities like honor, loyalty & courage. The father also warns him not to become involved with women. He is much too young. The teenager Alexias eventually falls in love with Lysis, a man in his 20's, a champion pankratiast & Socrates' student. The novel's coreis the relationship between the two, following them together in sport, peace & war.
Socrates also figures prominently, as both men become his students & his philosophy is much discussed. Also characterized in the novel are Plato & several figures from his Dialogs, also Socrates' students. Another historical figure who figures in the story, albeit mostly off-stage, is Alcibiades, the Athenian general who flees Athens on a charge of sacrilege & sells his services to other poleis, finally becoming a general serving Sparta & thus becoming partly responsible for Athens' destruction.
Lysis falls in love with & gets married to a woman who likes Alexias, encouraging the continuation of their relationship. By then Athens has been defeated. Lysis takes part in the democratic rebellion of Thrasybulus against the Spartan-imposed tyrannical regime & is killed in battle. Alexias takes Lysis' widow under his wing. He then meets Aster, a boy of exceptional beauty. The book ends with a postscript that the story is being told by Alexias' grandson, also named Alexias.]]> 1956 4 0 false Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 04:21:03 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 06:53:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=67696