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The Republic
- Translated with Notes, An Interpretive Essay, and a New Introduction by Raymond Larson
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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Publisher's Summary
This highly regarded volume features a modern translation of all ten books of The Republic. Translated by Raymond Larson.
The Republic is an explosion of thought; a ten-book brainstorm of one of the greatest minds of all-time.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-16-14
Raymond Larson is the translator!
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I have both the Larson and Bloom, so I was able to compare. It's definitely the Larson, which is probably a wise choice to read aloud--Bloom is very good, but doesn't flow that well. Please someone make a recording of the new Joe Sachs translation of the Republic!
The narrator is not really going for the sparkle and humor of the original (and this translation in particular), and has Glaucon and Adeimantus sound like little boys, but these things are hard to get right.
All this being said, this is the best recording currently available for a serious student of Plato, who wants to get the sound and pace of how it must have been to hear it read aloud--as it no doubt was.
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- Gary
- 04-25-16
My first time I ever finished it
This is clearly one of the best books ever written. Many times I've started reading it but never could get in to it. This is the first time I actually tried listening to it instead of reading it, and now I realize that this book was meant to be listened to not read. I suspect it is a very good translation (by Raymond Larson), and I know it has a great introduction that really helped me in understanding the text.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in philosophy and especially to the person who has never read anything about philosophy before because of the way it teaches one how to think critically.
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- John Bales
- 03-12-15
Excellent job
The translation was well done, but the narrator doesn't change his voice between characters very much so sometimes it's difficult to know who's speaking.
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- Daniel J. Macarro
- 03-23-15
Lame narration but
Would you listen to The Republic by Plato Raymond Larson (Translator) again? Why?
No, I would go listen to the free Librivox recording
Who was your favorite character and why?
Glaucon
How did the narrator detract from the book?
He spoke in a monotone, made no effort to differentiate the characters speaking, he sounded completely disinterested in the subject, and he had no idea how to pronounce anyone's name. I can sort of forgive calling Thrasymachus "THRAES-ee-MACK-us" as it is not often encountered, but repeatedly calling Hesiod "Heshid"?
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No
Any additional comments?
Seriously, Audible's narration of ancient classics are something to be wanting, Librivox is free, use dated copyright-free translations but the narrators put great effort into it especially in the Platonic dialogues
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- Richard Reynolds
- 08-28-15
Great book, great narrator.
My only complaint is that the reading was exceptionally slow, so much so that I could play it at 1.5x and it still sounded like normal speech.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-11-15
This is the first book everyone should read.
It contains some of the most important knowledge there is. I highly recommend this book for everyone.
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- Yoshi Tryba
- 11-07-20
not very fun to read
this may have been brilliant at it's time but the method of logic and discourse is painful to modern ears
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- Kenny ford
- 09-04-20
Excellent
From narration to the story itself this is among my favorite books from audible so far(out of around 70)👌👍👏👏👏
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- mathew thompson
- 12-17-19
The thoughts of an ancient philosopher.
What is justice? What is the best way to live? And what is the best way to govern. Hear what Socrates has to say.
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- David
- 08-08-19
A fine translator and narrator
A fine job by the translator and the narrator in my opinion. Opinion--a risky term to throw about with wimsey after concluding this book. Nevertheless, this is my favorite work or Plato, and I suggest this and the analysis by the Great Course series.