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Plato's Commonwealth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2009

Extract

Parallels between ancient and modern, when drawn with the knowledge and skill of Mr. Cornford, are fascinating: they give new life to antiquity and help us to stand away from the pressure of our own days and to note their form. It would be pedantic to ask more of them; but there is a dangerous temptation to make more of them.

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Research Article
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Copyright © The Classical Association 1935

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