Plato,  428? BCE-348? BCE <br/><br/>
Ion 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_(dialogue)  Release date is 1999-02-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger  Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "Ion" by Plato is a dialogue written in ancient Greece. In this short work, Socrates questions Ion, a professional rhapsode who performs and lectures on Homer's poetry. Their conversation explores a provocative question: does Ion's skill come from genuine knowledge and artistic technique, or from divine possession? Through pointed questioning, Socrates challenges Ion's claims of expertise, suggesting that poets and their performers may be inspired vessels of the gods rather than masters of craft—a conclusion the rhapsode resists accepting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Classical literature Homer. Iliad Poetics -- History -- To 1500 Aesthetics, Ancient 
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