Download or read book Gorgias: Encomium of Helen written by Gorgias and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encomium of Helen is thought to have been the demonstration piece of the Ancient Greek sophist, Presocratic philosopher and rhetorician, Gorgias. In this edition Malcolm MacDowell provides a useful introduction, the Greek text, his own English translation, and commentary.