Publisher's Synopsis
Book X of Plato's Republic deals with aesthetic theory, the immortality of the soul, and the destiny of man. This student edition, first published in 1957, contains a substantial introduction including sections on historical background, Socrates, Plato and the Republic as a whole; the Greek text with extensive notes; appendices on the theory of Forms, Plato's theory of art, the immortality of the soul and myth in Plato; and a Vocabulary.