Plato, Parmenides, Philebus, Symposium, Phaedrus Full text of the Phaedrus in English translation at the Perseus Digital Library.

The Phadrus of Plato Downloadable version of Phaedrus in the original Greek at Google Books, complete with introduction, notes, and translation.

Socrates A biography of Socrates in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Plato A biography of Plato in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Plato on Rhetoric and Poetry A discussion of Plato on rhetoric and poetry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Includes a section devoted to the Phaedrus.

Plato's Dialogues A reading of the Phaedrus by Bernard Suzanne. A work in progress.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance The full text of Robert Pirsig's acclaimed novel, in which the protagonist, Phaedrus, encounters madness as he tries to get to the bottom of Plato's philosophy and, finally, comes to life-changing realizations about rhetoric and the good.

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• Summary and Analysis of Introduction: 227a-230e
• Summary and Analysis of Lysias’s Speech: 230e-234c
• Summary and Analysis of Socrates' Challenge of Lysias: 234d-237b
• Summary and Analysis of Socrates' First Speech: 237b-241d
• Summary and Analysis of Socrates' Recantation: 241d-243e
• Summary and Analysis of Socrates’ Second Speech: 244a-257b
• Summary and Analysis of Transition to Discussion of Rhetoric: 257b-259d
• Summary and Analysis of Discussion of Rhetoric, Part I: 259e-266c
• Summary and Analysis of Discussion of Rhetoric, Part II: 266c-274b
• Summary and Analysis of Discussion of Writing: 274b-277a
• Summary and Analysis of Conclusion: 277a-279c
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