Guides: Plato Research Guide: Critical Editions and Standard Translations

Introduction

This page lists critical editions (in Greek) as well as translations of Plato's works. The left column contains English Translations of Plato's Works and Other Editions while the right column contains Critical Editons of Plato's Works and Latin Translations of Plato's Works.

English Translations of Plato's Works

The Collected Dialogues of Plato, Including the Letters by Hamilton, Edith, and Huntington Carins (eds.) Bollingen Series Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1963.
Call Number: B 358 .C77 1963 (Religious Studies and Philosophy Library)
Each dialogue is preceded by an introduction which provides the context. This book is available in the stacks.
Complete Works by Plato; John M. Cooper (Editor); D. S. Hutchinson (Contribution by)
Call Number: B 358 .C3 1997 (Religious Studies and Philosophy Library)
ISBN: 0872203492
Publication Date: 1997-04-01
This book contains all of Plato's works (in English) which were organized by Thrasyllus. The book is also available in the stacks.

Critical Editions of Plato's Works (in Greek)

Platonis Opera by Burnet, J. (ed.). Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca Oxoniensis. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 19001907.
Call Number: PA3405.S8 P7 1905 (Greek and Latin Seminar Room Stacks)
The 5 volumes in the Oxford Classical Texts series
Greek and Latin Seminar Room: Volumes 2 and 5
Stacks: Volumes 1, 3, and 4
The book, A Word Index to Plato (B 351 .B72 Religious Studies and Philosophy Library), is an index to all of the Greek words of Plato's works found in the Oxford Classical Text.
Platonis Opera by Plato; E. A. Duke (Editor); W. F. Hicken (Editor); W. S. M. Nicoll (Editor); D. B. Robinson (Editor); J. C. G. Strachan (Editor)
Call Number: PA3405.S8 P7 1995 (Greek and Latin Seminar Room and Stacks)
ISBN: 0198145691
Publication Date: 1995-10-19
Tome 1 contains the Euthyphro, Apologia, Crito, Phaedo, Cratylus, Theaetetus, Sophista, and Politicus. Unfortunately, the series has been discontinued with Tome 1 according to the letter from the publisher, Aug. 2009.
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae
The TLG contains the Greek texts of Plato's works. Many of the individual works are critical and standard editions from the Platonis Opera.

Latin Translations of Plato's Works

Henri Estienne and Marsilio Ficino translated Plato's works from Greek into Latin.

Platonis Omnia Opera, tr. Marsilio Ficino, (Lyons: 1588)
Marsilio Ficino was the first individual to completely translate all of Plato's works from Greek to Latin. Marsilio Ficino's Latin translation of Plato's works is still considered authoritative. Dr. Geoff Bowe was in charge of the project to scan the 1588 edition of the Platonis Omnia Opera. Each dialogue is available as a PDF.