LibGuides: Philosophy: Ancient: Plato: Works

Texts and Collections

The books on this page are collections, complete or selected, of the dialogues of Plato. For overviews of Plato's achievement, or examinations of the entire Platonic corpus, go to the page Plato.

Primary Sources

The Collected Dialogues of Plato by Edith Hamilton (Editor); Huntington Cairns (Editor); Plato; Lane Cooper (Translator)
Call Number: B358.C57 1989
ISBN: 9780691097183
Publication Date: 1961-10-21
All the writings of Plato generally considered to be authentic are here presented in the only complete one-volume Plato available in English. The editors set out to choose the contents of this collected edition from the work of the best British and American translators of the last 100 years, ranging from Jowett (1871) to scholars of the present day. The volume contains prefatory notes to each dialogue, by Edith Hamilton; an introductory essay on Plato's philosophy and writings, by Huntington Cairns; and a comprehensive index which seeks, by means of cross references, to assist the reader with the philosophical vocabulary of the different translators.
Plato: Complete Works by Plato; John M. Cooper (Editor); D. S. Hutchinson (Editor)
Call Number: B358.C3 1997
ISBN: 9780872203495
Publication Date: 1997-05-01
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.
Great Dialogues of Plato by W. H. D. Rouse (Translator); Eric H. Warmington (Editor); Philip G. Rouse (Editor)
Call Number: B 358.R6 1984
ISBN: 9780451527455
Publication Date: 1984
The complete texts of The Republic , The Apology , Crito , Phaedo , Ion , Meno , Euthydemus , and Symposium in W.H.D. Rouse's widely-acclaimed translation. Pronouncing index, the Greek Alphabet.
Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo by Plato; G. M. A. Grube (Translator); John M. Cooper (Revised by)
Call Number: B358 .G78 1981
ISBN: 9780872206335
Publication Date: 2002-10-01
The second edition of Five Dialogues presents G. M. A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for Plato, Complete Works . A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography.
The dialogues of Plato by Plato; translated by Benjamin Jowett.
Call Number: B358.J8 1937
Publication Date: 1937
v. 1. Charmides. Lysis. Laches. Protagoras. Euthydemus. Cratylus. Phaedrus. Ion. Symposium.--v. 2. Meno. Euthyphro. Apology. Crito. Phaedo. Gorgias. Appendix I: Lesser Hippias. Alcibiades I. Menexenus. Appendix II: Alcibiades II. Eryxias.--v. 3. Republic. Timaeus. Critias.--v. 4. Parmenides. Theaetetus. Sophist. Statesman. Philebus.--v. 5. Laws. Index.