Plato: Republic X
Book X of Plato's Republic deals with aesthetic theory, the immortality of the soul, and the destiny of man. This student edition, first published in 1957, contains a substantial introduction including sections on historical background, Socrates, Plato and the Republic as a whole; the Greek text with extensive notes; appendices on the theory of Forms, Plato's theory of art, the immortality of the soul and myth in Plato; and a Vocabulary.
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Plato: Republic X
Book X of Plato's Republic deals with aesthetic theory, the immortality of the soul, and the destiny of man. This student edition, first published in 1957, contains a substantial introduction including sections on historical background, Socrates, Plato and the Republic as a whole; the Greek text with extensive notes; appendices on the theory of Forms, Plato's theory of art, the immortality of the soul and myth in Plato; and a Vocabulary.
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Plato: Republic X

Plato: Republic X

Plato: Republic X

Plato: Republic X

Overview

Book X of Plato's Republic deals with aesthetic theory, the immortality of the soul, and the destiny of man. This student edition, first published in 1957, contains a substantial introduction including sections on historical background, Socrates, Plato and the Republic as a whole; the Greek text with extensive notes; appendices on the theory of Forms, Plato's theory of art, the immortality of the soul and myth in Plato; and a Vocabulary.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781853996825
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 06/01/2007
Series: Greek Texts
Pages: 182
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

About The Author
John Ferguson taught at the Universities of Newcastle, London and Birmingham in the UK, as well as Iba'dan, Nigeria, and Minnesota, USA. He was the founding Dean of Arts at the Open University, UK and President of Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. His publications include A Companion to Greek Tragedy (1972).

John Ferguson was President of Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, UK, and author of a number of commentaries including Euripides' Medea and Electra: A Companion to the Penguin Translation (1991) and Hippolytus (1991) both available from Bloomsbury.


John Ferguson taught at the Universities of Newcastle, London and Birmingham in the UK, as well as Iba'dan, Nigeria, and Minnesota, USA. He was the founding Dean of Arts at the Open University, UK and President of Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. His publications include A Companion to Greek Tragedy (1972).

John Ferguson was President of Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, UK, and author of a number of commentaries including Euripides' Medea and Electra: A Companion to the Penguin Translation (1991) and Hippolytus (1991) both available from Bloomsbury.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
Historical Background
Socrates
Plato
The Platonic Socrates
The Date of the Republic
The Plan of the Republic
Book X
TEXT
NOTES
APPENDICES
1 The Theory of Forms
2 Plato's Theory of Art
3 The Immortality of the Soul
4 Myth in Plato
VOCABULARY

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