TY - BOOK AU - Plato AU - Bloom,Allan TI - The Republic of Plato SN - 9780465069347 U1 - 321.07 PY - 1991/// CY - [New York] PB - Basic Books KW - Political science KW - Early works to 1800 KW - Utopias KW - Justice N1 - Includes index; The republic -- Interpretive essay -- Notes -- Index N2 - 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 ER -