Good Translation for Plato's Republic?
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:57 pm
Okay so right now I have this translation
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Republ ... e+republic
I have the Barnes and Noble Classic series version.
I've read many reviews that it isn't a good translation. I agree with that, I'm trying to read it, but I find myself annoyed with way the book is written, not the book itself.
I was wondering, do you know any translations that are SIMPLE and EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
I don't like translations/books that have difficult vocabulary. I don't like having to look up in the dictionary every word I read, it gets old pretty quickly.
I also don't like reading translations that say things in weird ways like for example "Happy are you not?", and writing styles similar to Shakespeare and Old English. I like writing styles that are modern, simple, and easy to understand.
I want to focus as much attention as possible on the actual material of the book and little to no attention at all to how it is written. I simply don't care about sophisticated writing. I like simple and easy writing.
So I was wondering, do you guys know of any translations for Plato's Republic that is easy to understand and doesn't have lots of complicated vocabulary?
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Republ ... e+republic
I have the Barnes and Noble Classic series version.
I've read many reviews that it isn't a good translation. I agree with that, I'm trying to read it, but I find myself annoyed with way the book is written, not the book itself.
I was wondering, do you know any translations that are SIMPLE and EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
I don't like translations/books that have difficult vocabulary. I don't like having to look up in the dictionary every word I read, it gets old pretty quickly.
I also don't like reading translations that say things in weird ways like for example "Happy are you not?", and writing styles similar to Shakespeare and Old English. I like writing styles that are modern, simple, and easy to understand.
I want to focus as much attention as possible on the actual material of the book and little to no attention at all to how it is written. I simply don't care about sophisticated writing. I like simple and easy writing.
So I was wondering, do you guys know of any translations for Plato's Republic that is easy to understand and doesn't have lots of complicated vocabulary?