Timaeus Timaeus. English

First published in Plato: Complete Works , Donald J. Zeyl's masterful translation of Timaeus is presented along with his 75 page introductory essay, which discusses points of contemporary interest in the Timaeus , deals at length with long-standing and current issues of interpretation, and provides a consecutive commentary on the work as a whole. Includes an analytic table of contents and a select bibliography. Latin translation and commentary by Calcidius of a metaphysical dialogue of Plato, the Timaeus. For 800 years the only extensive text of Plato known in the Latin West. Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 8 Foreword 10 Introduction 14 Analytical Table of Contents 92 Timaeus 98 Select Bibliography 186 Plato ; Translated, With Introduction By Donald J. Zeyl. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 89-94)