The Republic Πολιτεία
Plato's Republic (Πολιτεία) — the dialogue on justice, the ideal city, and the soul, in ten books. Bilingual: Burnet's Greek beside Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
Greek & English in parallel · Burnet · translated by Paul Shorey
The ten books
10 booksThe Republic · Book I
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Plato's Republic, Book I (327a–354c) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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The Republic · Book II
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Plato's Republic, Book II (357a–383c) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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The Republic · Book III
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Plato's Republic, Book III (386a–417b) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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The Republic · Book IV
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Plato's Republic, Book IV (419a–445e) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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The Republic · Book V
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Plato's Republic, Book V (449a–480a) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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The Republic · Book VI
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Plato's Republic, Book VI (484a–511e) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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The Republic · Book VII
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Plato's Republic, Book VII (514a–541b) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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The Republic · Book VIII
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Plato's Republic, Book VIII (543a–569c) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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The Republic · Book IX
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Plato's Republic, Book IX (571a–592b) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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The Republic · Book X
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Plato's Republic, Book X (595a–621d) — Greek and English in parallel. Burnet's Greek text with Paul Shorey's translation, via the Perseus Digital Library.
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On this edition
Greek text: Plato, Republic, ed. John Burnet (Platonis Opera, Oxford 1903). English translation: Paul Shorey, Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vols. 5–6 (Loeb Classical Library). Text provided by the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, with funding from The Annenberg CPB/Project. Reproduced under Perseus's terms for non-commercial use, with credit; the original is available at Perseus.