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Republic
Plato
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Paperback.
Republic, Plato's best known and most frequently read dialogue, although receiving a flood of translations and philosophical analysis over the last 100 years, has in recent times been quite short of detailed commentaries. In particular, a full edition of the introductory sections of the dialogue, representing, probably, a single papyrus roll in the original text (the division into our 'Books' came later), has not been attempted for more than fifty years. In that period scholarship has moved on, and this edition aims to take into account recent developments in the study of Plato's literary style as well as of his ... Read more
Republic, Plato's best known and most frequently read dialogue, although receiving a flood of translations and philosophical analysis over the last 100 years, has in recent times been quite short of detailed commentaries. In particular, a full edition of the introductory sections of the dialogue, representing, probably, a single papyrus roll in the original text (the division into our 'Books' came later), has not been attempted for more than fifty years. In that period scholarship has moved on, and this edition aims to take into account recent developments in the study of Plato's literary style as well as of his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856687570
SKU
V9780856687570
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About Plato
Chris Emlyn-Jones is Emeritus Professor of Classical Studies at the Open University. His publications include (with W. Preddy) Plato: Euthyphro. Apology. Crito. Phaedo (Loeb Classical Library, 2017) and Homer: Reading and Images (Duckworth, 1992).
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