Hermias

Accurate and fluid, reaping the full benefits of its German predecessor and surpassing it in many cases. It is also copiously annotated, with over 800 notes for 126 pages of translation. This heavy annotation is useful given how little the Scholia have been studied and how many passages there are that seem more like a series of crabbed notes than pieces of polished exegesis. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * An English translation of the commentary on Plato's Phaedrus by Hermias (c. 410-450 CE) has been needed, and thankfully has now been provided-at least the first half of it-and in good form ... Baltzly and Share have done a commendable job ... The translation is eminently faithful, accurate and readable ... An indispensable addition to the Platonic scholar's bookshelf as well as to the study of late antique thought and culture in general. * The Classical Journal * The edition shows mastery of the primary and secondary sources of Neoplatonic literature ... It offers more than a precise and accurate translation of Hermias' scholia on Plato's Phaedrus. It revisits with critical yet fresh and enthused eyes the importance of Hermias' commentary in the Neoplatonic tradition and the history of philosophy. Hermias' scholia receive the deserved scholarly attention in light of his philosophical contribution to Neoplatonic literature not merely as a pupil and follower of Syrianus' teaching but as a significant thinker who was familiar with the legacy of the Platonic tradition and its fundamental philosophical principles. * The Classical Review *