The Republic of Plato
by Plato; Bloom, Allan DavidEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1991-10-02
Publisher(s): Basic Books
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Summary
Long regarded as the most accurate rendering ofPlato's Republicthat 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 ofThe Republicwas first published in 1968. In addition to the corrected text itself there is also a rich and valuable essayas well as indexeswhich will better enable the reader to approach the heart of Plato's intention.
Author Biography
Allan Bloom is professor of social thought at the University of Chicago. The author of many books, including The Closing of the American Mind, he is also the translator of Rousseau’s Emile (Basic Books, 1979).
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| INTERPRETIVE ESSAY | 305 | (132) | |||
| NOTES | 437 | (36) | |||
| INDEX | 473 |
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