| #176520 in Books | Harvard University Press | 1925-01-01 | 1925-01-31 | Original language:Ancient Greek | PDF # 1 | 1.07 x4.64 x6.68l,.80 | File type: PDF | 560 pages | ||23 of 24 people found the following review helpful.| Best edition of The Republic?|By 3rd Day Believer|I own and am comparing the Bloom, the Grube, and this Loeb editions of Plato's Republic, and although each has merits, with the Bloom reading smoothly and with the rhythms of colloquial English, and the Grube being perhaps less skewed towards the translator's own biases--Bloom being well-known as conservative--the Loeb edition|About the Author|Chris Emlyn-Jones is Emeritus Professor of Classical Studies, The Open University (UK).
William Preddy is Retired Head of Classics, Oakham School, Rutland (UK).
Plato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BCE. In early manhood an admirer of Socrates, he later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else recorded of his life is uncertain; that he left Athens for a time after Socrates' execution is probable; that later he went to Cyrene, Egypt, and Sicily is possible; that he was wealthy is likely; that he was critical of 'advanced' democracy is obvious. He lived to be 80 years old. Ling...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Plato: Lysis. Symposium. Gorgias. (Loeb Classical Library No. 166) | Plato.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
