The Republic of Plato

Author(s): Plato; Allan Bloom

Philosophy

Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Platos 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 essayas well as indexeswhich will better enable the reader to approach the heart of Platos intention.

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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).

* Book I * Book II * Book III * Book IV * Book V * Book VI * BOOK VII * BOOK VIII * BOOK IX * BOOK X * Interpretive Essay

General Fields

  • : 9780465069347
  • : The Perseus Books Group
  • : Perseus Books,U.S.
  • : 0.581
  • : 01 September 1991
  • : 236mm X 156mm X 36mm
  • : United States
  • : 01 October 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 512; index, glossary
  • : very good
  • : 321.07
  • : English
  • : New edition
  • : Paperback
  • : Plato; Allan Bloom
  • : Allan Bloom