Current Books
Being There
A lively and informative collection of travel memoirs from the 1970s and 1980s from Jean and John Dillon.
The Lockdown Papers
A miscellany of satire, reflection and analysis of Irish life over five decades, as originally published in Irish newspaper columns.
The Scent of Eucalyptus
A roguish coming of age novel, and a snapshot of a world on the cusp of change, as a young Oxford graduate travels to Africa.
The Lockdown Papers is available as a paperback and ebook from most international bookshop websites, see:
Ireland: Books Upstairs / Waterstones / UK: Foyles of London / W.H. Smith
USA: Barnes and Noble / Germany: Schweitzer / Australia: Booktopia
International: The Book Depository / Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com / Abe Books
Ask in person for a copy at your local bookshop, which will get it for you by special order through Gardners suppliers,
or request a special, signed edition directly from the author by writing to: books@katouniapress.com
Academic Books
The Enneads by Plotinus, Introduction: John Dillon
Regarded as the founder of Neo-Platonism, Plotinus (AD 204-70) was the last great philosopher of antiquity. Read more …
The Middle Platonists by John Dillon
The first book-length study in any language of the development of Platonism in the 300 years between Cicero and Plotinus. Read more …
The Greek Sophists, edited by John Dillon
By mid-5th century BC, Athens was governed by democratic rule, and the Sophists understood the importance of rhetoric. Read more …
Salt and Olives: Morality and Custom in Ancient Greece by John Dillon,
John Dillon’s exploration of Athenian society vividly brings to life how the ancient Greeks lived. Read more…
Neoplatonic Philosophy by John Dillon and Lloyd P. Gerson
This book provides the scholar with the most comprehensive collection of Neoplatonic writings available in English. Read more…
The Heirs of Plato by John Dillon
Devoted exclusively to an in-depth study of the various directions in philosophy by Plato’s followers in the first 70 years or so following his death. Read more…
The Roots of Platonism by John Dillon
How does a school of thought, initially informal, later become distinctive, and even exclusive? Explored here by John Dillon. Read More…
IAMBLICHUS: The Platonic Commentaries by John Dillon
John Dillon’s wonderful 1973 translation from the Greek is here re-edited with a new introduction by the author. Read more…
Alcinous: the Handbook of Platonism
The Handbook of Platonism or Didaskalikos, attributed to Alcinous, is a central text of later Platonism. Read more …
“A witty and well written book”
– John Bruton
“A delightful pot pourri, at times idiosyncratic but written with old-style elegance.”.
– Maurice Manning
“Wonderfully observed. Ethiopia … as landscape and history, is solidly ‘there’.”