The Republic
philosophical work written by Plato
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Summary
The Republic is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,523 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Plato[3]
- Genre: dialogue[4]
- Part of the series: Platonic dialogue[5]
- Commons category: Republic (Plato)[6]
- Language of work or name: Ancient Greek[7], Greek[8]
- Country of origin: Ancient Greece[9]
- Inception: 379 BC[10]
- Publication date: 1963[11]
- Characters: Socrates[12]
- Has edition or translation: Государство[13], Q47088678[14], Q47088679[15], Q55627004[16], The Republic of Plato[17], Q55638473[18], Q56242346[19], Y wladwriaeth[20], Q117279997[21], Q117281053[22], Q108860043[23], De res publica[24]
- Narrative location: Classical Athens[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Republic (Plato)[26]
- Main subject: political philosophy[27]
- Work available at URL: https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/platon/staat/staat.html[28]
- Title: Πολιτεία[29]
- Different from: Panstwo[30]
- Time period: ancient history[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
- Copyright status: public domain[33]
- Item disputed by: The Open Society and Its Enemies[34]
- Form of creative work: prose[35]
- Entry in abbreviations table: Plat. Rep.[36]
Why It Matters
The Republic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]