Planning on reading Plato's Republic but I'm not sure

translations doesn't matter that much in classical phylosophy like Plato.

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Sort of thinking about going with the Complete Works which is translated by Cooper.

Seems handy to have it all in one.

>>9699585
The Bloom is an excellent translation, and his notes are incredibly helpful (he really attends to the language). I read it myself and can vouch. The essay isn't bad per se but it is a "Straussian" (for Leo Strauss) reading of Plato which most Plato scholars disagree with and dislike.

The Grube-Reeve translation in the Hackett Complete Works is good, as well. The recommended translation in the seminar I took with a Plato specialist last year was Reeve's, but in a standalone paperback. I'm not sure if this differs from the one in the Complete Works.

>>9699615

>>9699630 here; if you can afford it and are going to read more Plato, the Complete Works is surely worth investing in

There is no proper answer to the question of which translation is better. Unless you're looking specific styles like extremely literal at the cost of readability or readability at the cost of literalness then translations will come in two categories. Bad, and not bad and translations are rarely ever bad so you really don't have to worry about it. Furthermore you should get into a mindset of planning to read these books multiple times, especially when it comes to works like The Republic. This allows you to read multiple different translations and relieves any anxiety you might have over finding the right one.

>>9699585
Benjamin Jowett was decent.

>>9699615
These translations are awful. Do not waste your money.

>>9700283
This anon is wrong

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>plato

bloom without a doubt. it's the standard.

I read
Euthryphro, Apology, Crito, Meno and Phaedo. Where do I go now?

>>9699585
I read the Lee translation and I found it alright.

>>9701283
Gorgias-->Republic, Symposium, Timaeus, Thaetetus, Phaedrus. Then I think the other big ones are Parmenides, Laws, Sophist, Statesman, Charmides. Pretty much though you just read the rest. Also reread The Republic for sure after you've read some others

>>9700283
meme response, I've seen you post this shit in multiple threads; fuck off you illiterate retard. the translations are fine.

>>9700283
Low effort b8

I'm currently reading the Francis MacDonald Cornford translation. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, but maybe that's because I had to read excerpts from Alan Baidou's hypertrashlation in community college.