Four Texts on Socrates

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Publisher Cornell University Press Date 1998 ISBN 9780801485749

Translations

Apology (Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους) More translations

Plato, Ancient Greek prose. More Plato

Introduction
by Thomas G. West
Notes and Translation
by Grace Starry West and Thomas G. West

Translated into English prose.


Clouds (Νεφέλαι) More translations

Aristophanes, Ancient Greek verse. 423 BCE More Aristophanes

Introduction
by Thomas G. West
Notes and Translation
by Grace Starry West and Thomas G. West

Translated into English verse.


Crito (Κρίτων) More translations

Plato, Ancient Greek prose. More Plato

Introduction
by Thomas G. West
Notes and Translation
by Grace Starry West and Thomas G. West

Translated into English prose.


Euthyphro (Εὐθύφρων) More translations

Plato, Ancient Greek prose. More Plato

Introduction
by Thomas G. West
Notes and Translation
by Grace Starry West and Thomas G. West

Translated into English prose.


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Review by David Reed
Recommended Yes Readability Excellent Closeness Excellent

This is one of the best translations of Plato I've ever had the pleasure of reading.

I used this translation while taking a class that focused on the Euthyphro, reading side by side with the Greek. I was deeply impressed by West and West's rigorous fidelity to the original (in all its strangeness, with all its wordplay and intricate phrasing) while producing intelligible English. Their notes are very good and offer insight for the reader without Greek into the …

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