Four Texts on Socrates
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Date
- 1998
- ISBN
- 9780801485749
Translations
Apology (Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους)
Plato, Ancient Greek prose.
Notes and Translation
by Grace Starry West and Thomas G. West
Translated into English prose.
Clouds (Νεφέλαι)
Aristophanes, Ancient Greek verse. 423 BCE
Introduction
Notes and Translation
by Grace Starry West and Thomas G. West
Translated into English verse.
Crito (Κρίτων)
Plato, Ancient Greek prose.
Introduction
Notes and Translation
by Grace Starry West and Thomas G. West
Translated into English prose.
Euthyphro (Εὐθύφρων)
Plato, Ancient Greek prose.
Introduction
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 …