Republic

The edition includes a select bibliography, a synopsis of each book, a glossary of terms, a glossary and index of names, and a general index.

ISBN 0872207366   Pages 358 ISBN13 9780872207363 (What's this?)   Volumes 001 Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc   Weight (grammes) 536 Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc   Published in Cambridge, MA Format Paperback   Height (mm) 155 Publication date 01 Oct 2004   Width (mm) 230 Writer of introduction C. D. C. Reeve   Spine width (mm) 23 Library of Congress JC71.P513   Academic level General DEWEY 321.07   Alternative ISBN 9789626346952 DEWEY edition DC21

Preface. Acknowledgements; Maps. Genealogical Charts. Time Line; SELECTIONS: Acusilaus; Aelian; Aeschylus; Andron; Antoninus Liberalis; Apollodorus; Archilochus; Arrian; Babrius; Bacchylides; Bion; Callimachus; Cleanthes; Conon; Cornutus; Critias; Diodorus of Sicily; Eratosthenes; Euripides; Fulgentius; Hellanicus; Heraclitus; Herodorus; Herodotus; Hesiod; The Homeric Hymns; Horace; Hyginus; Longus; Lucian; Lucretius; Ovid; Palaephatus; Parthenius; Pausanias; Pherecydes; Pindar; Plato; Plutarch; Proclus; Sallustius; Sappho; Semonides; Simonides; Sophocles; Statius; Theocritus; Theophrastus; Thucydides; Vergil; Xenophanes; Xenophon; Appendix One: Linear B Sources (by Thomas G. Palaima); Appendix Two: Inscriptions; Appendix Three: Papyri; Note on Texts and Translations. Names and Transliterations. Index/Glossary.

"Taking full advantage of the new, standard text of the Republic, Reeve has given us a translation at once both accurate and limpid. Loving attention to detail and deep familiarity with Plato's thought are evident on every page. Reeve's brilliant decision to cast the dialogue into direct speech produces a compelling impression of immediacy unmatched by other English translations currently available..." -- Lloyd P Gerson, University of Toronto. "David Reeve's long and devoted engagement with Plato's Republic, evidenced in his highly-regarded revision of George Grube's translation, issues now in a completely new translation of his own. In this version, Socrates' narration of his conversation with Glaucon and Adeimantus et al is converted so far as possible into dramatically gripping and effective direct speech. Its increased accessibility promises to make it the number-one choice for undergraduate courses..." -- John Cooper, Princeton University.

This is one of the most influential and deepest books of Western civilization. Besides that it is very sophisticated literary masterpiece - Ivars Neiders



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