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The Republic
Plato
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Description for The Republic
Paperback. Provides a translation of the dialogues of Plato. This book argues that the particular formulation by Plato had a direct and profound influence on the Founding Fathers and the development of American constitutional law. Translator(s): Allen, R. E. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
A major new translation of one of the central works of Western Civilization
R. E. Allen’s highly regarded translations of the dialogues of Plato have been praised for their faithfulness and readability. Many years in the making, his translation of The Republic has been eagerly awaited. It comes now to crown a distinguished classicist’s efforts to make Plato’s works available in readable and accurate translations. This new, lucid translation of Plato’s greatest dialogue is the first major translation in English since the publication of F. M. Cornford’s and G. M. A. Grube’s renditions more than a generation ago. ... Read more
A major new translation of one of the central works of Western Civilization
R. E. Allen’s highly regarded translations of the dialogues of Plato have been praised for their faithfulness and readability. Many years in the making, his translation of The Republic has been eagerly awaited. It comes now to crown a distinguished classicist’s efforts to make Plato’s works available in readable and accurate translations. This new, lucid translation of Plato’s greatest dialogue is the first major translation in English since the publication of F. M. Cornford’s and G. M. A. Grube’s renditions more than a generation ago. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300136371
SKU
V9780300136371
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About Plato
R. E. Allen was Professor of Classics and Philosophy Emeritus at Northwestern University. His other distinguished translations of Plato’s dialogues, published by Yale University Press, include Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Gorgias, Menexenus; The Symposium; Ion, Hippias Minor, Laches, Protagoras; and Parmenides.
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