The Republic of Plato / translated with notes and an interpretive essay by Allan Bloom.

By:

Plato

Contributor(s):

Bloom, Allan, 1930-1992 [trl]

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Publication details: [New York] : Basic Books, c1991.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxiv, 487 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780465069347

Uniform titles:

Republic. English.

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

321.07

Contents:

The republic -- Interpretive essay -- Notes -- Index.

Summary: Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second edition includes a new introduction by Professor Bloom, whose careful translation and interpretation of The Republic was first published in 1968. In addition to the corrected text itself there is also a rich and valuable essay – as well as indexes – which will better enable the reader to approach the heart of Plato's intention.

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Includes index.

The republic --
Interpretive essay --
Notes --
Index.

Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato's Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second edition includes a new introduction by Professor Bloom, whose careful translation and interpretation of The Republic was first published in 1968. In addition to the corrected text itself there is also a rich and valuable essay – as well as indexes – which will better enable the reader to approach the heart of Plato's intention.

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