The Republic of Plato

LongregardedasthemostaccuraterenderingofPlato’sRepublicthathasyetbeenpublished,thiswidelyacclaimedworkisthefirststrictlyliteraltranslationofatimelessclassic.ThissecondeditionincludesanewintroductionbyProfessorBloom,whosecarefultranslationandinterpretationofTheRepublicwasfirstpublishedin1968.Inadditiontothecorrectedtextitselfthereisalsoarichandvaluableessay?aswellasindexes?whichwillbetterenablethereadertoapproachtheheartofPlato’sintention.,