The Republic of Plato

Name: The Republic of Plato
Author: Plato

by Plato · translated by Allan Bloom

Pages

528

Translator

Allan Bloom

Status

Started

Starts

Sep 17, 2026

Publisher

Basic Books

Why I'm reading this

I started Allan Bloom's translation of The Republic on September 17, 2026, the Basic Books edition (528 pages). I have not finished it. Up next is still Plato: Complete Works.

I first read The Republic in 2017. Notes from that reading are on the earlier Republic page.

Resources & further reading

Where to start with Plato — Complete Works first, then the Republic editions

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