![]() ![]() He is prevented from doing this by a sudden attack by the Spartans, however the Fates it seems, have decided he will live. His mother dies giving birth to him, and his father, Myron, considers exposing him to the elements – a common practice at the time – and abandoning him to fate (or rather, the Fates). ![]() Socrates himself also features as an important character in the novel. ![]() The novel traces the development of his romance with an older boy, a student of Socrates' named Lysis. It focuses on the character of Alexias, a young Athenian noble celebrated for both his athletic prowess as a runner and his personal beauty. The story takes place in classical-age Greece specifically, the novel is set in ancient Athens, towards the end of the Peloponnesian War with Sparta. The novel was considered provocative at the time for dealing explicitly with a homosexual romance, and was a great hit with the gay community of the time. The Last of the Wine is a 1956 historical novel by Mary Renault. ![]()
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