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Plato. Complete Works
by Plato; John M Cooper (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0872203492
- ISBN 13
- 9780872203495
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Hackett. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0872203492 . Tight bright unmarked book in clean purple cloth; in dust jacket with a nick. ; 6.5 X 2 X 9.25 inches; 1808 pages; Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars--many commissioned especially for this volume--are presented here in the first single edition to include the entire surviving corpus of works attributed to Plato in antiquity. In his introductory essay, John Cooper explains the presentation of these works, discusses questions concerning the chronology of their composition, comments on the dialogue form in which Plato wrote, and offers guidance on approaching the reading and study of Plato's works. Also included are concise introductions by Cooper and Hutchinson to each translation, meticulous annotation designed to serve both scholar and general reader, and a comprehensive index. This handsome volume offers fine paper and a high-quality Smyth-sewn cloth binding in a sturdy, elegant edition. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- B-Line Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64247
- Title
- Plato. Complete Works
- Author
- Plato; John M Cooper (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0872203492
- ISBN 13
- 9780872203495
- Publisher
- Hackett
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- 0872203492
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About the Seller
B-Line Books
Biblio member since 2003
Amherst, Nova Scotia
About B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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