The Republic — Page 3
Neither must we forget that the Republic is but the third part of a still larger design which was to have included an ideal history of Athens, as well as a political and physical philosophy.
Tampoco debemos olvidar que la República no es más que la tercera parte de un diseño aún más amplio que habría de haber incluido una historia ideal de Atenas, así como una filosofía política y física.
The fragment of the Critias has given birth to a world-famous fiction, second only in importance to the tale of Troy and the legend of Arthur; and is said as a fact to have inspired some of the early navigators of the sixteenth century.
El fragmento del Critias ha dado origen a una ficción de fama mundial, segunda en importancia únicamente respecto al relato de Troya y la leyenda de Arturo; y se dice, como hecho probado, que inspiró a algunos de los primeros navegantes del siglo XVI.
This mythical tale, of which the subject was a history of the wars of the Athenians against the Island of Atlantis, is supposed to be founded upon an unfinished poem of Solon, to which it would have stood in the same relation as the writings of the logographers to the poems of Homer.
Se supone que este relato mítico, cuyo tema era una historia de las guerras de los atenienses contra la Isla de Atlántida, está fundado en un poema inacabado de Solón, con el que habría guardado la misma relación que los escritos de los logógrafos con los poemas de Homero.
It would have told of a struggle for Liberty (cp. Tim. 25 C), intended to represent the conflict of Persia and Hellas.
Habría narrado una lucha por la Libertad (cf. Tim. 25 C), destinada a representar el conflicto entre Persia y Hélade.
We may judge from the noble commencement of the Timaeus, from the fragment of the Critias itself, and from the third book of the Laws, in what manner Plato would have treated this high argument.
Podemos juzgar, a partir del noble comienzo del Timeo, del fragmento del propio Critias y del tercer libro de las Leyes, de qué manera habría tratado Platón este elevado argumento.
Vocabulary
- Tampoco
- Neither; also not; used to add negation
- debemos
- We must; we should; first person plural of deber
- olvidar
- To forget; to fail to remember something
- que
- That; which; a common conjunction or relative pronoun
- República
- Republic; a form of democratic government or state
- más
- More; plus; used for comparisons and addition
- tercera
- Third; feminine ordinal number indicating position three
- parte
- Part; portion; a section of a larger whole
- diseño
- Design; plan; a blueprint or creative arrangement
- aún
- Still; yet; even; indicates continuation or emphasis
- amplio
- Wide; broad; extensive; describing large scope or size
- habría
- Would have; conditional form of haber auxiliary verb
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses
- incluido
- Included; past participle of incluir, to include
- incluido
- Included; past participle meaning something was incorporated
- historia
- History; story; narrative of past events or tale
- ideal
- Ideal; perfect; representing the best possible standard
- Atenas
- Athens; the ancient and modern capital city of Greece
- así
- Thus; so; in this way; indicating manner or result
- como
- As; like; how; used for comparisons or manner
- filosofía
- Philosophy; the study of fundamental questions about existence
- política
- Politics; policy; relating to government and public affairs
- física
- Physics; natural science; also means physical as adjective
- fragmento
- Fragment; an incomplete piece of a larger text or object
- dado
- Given; past participle of dar; also means dice
- origen
- Origin; source; the beginning or starting point of something
- ficción
- Fiction; invented narrative; literary genre of imagined stories
- fama
- Fame; renown; widespread recognition or reputation
- mundial
- World; worldwide; relating to or affecting the entire world
- segunda
- Second; feminine ordinal number indicating position two
- importancia
- Importance; significance; the quality of being highly relevant
- únicamente
- Only; solely; exclusively; indicating a single exception
- respecto
- Regard; respect; in relation to a particular matter
- relato
- Story; account; a narrative or short tale told
- leyenda
- Legend; a traditional story often with historical basis
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
- dice
- Says; it is said; third person singular of decir
- hecho
- Fact; done; past participle of hacer meaning made
- probado
- Proven; tested; past participle of probar indicating verification
- inspiró
- Inspired; past tense of inspirar; motivated or influenced someone
- algunos
- Some; a few; indefinite pronoun referring to unspecified people
- primeros
- First; earliest; masculine plural ordinal adjective
- navegantes
- Navigators; sailors; people who travel and steer vessels
- siglo
- Century; a period of one hundred consecutive years
- Se
- Reflexive or impersonal pronoun used in passive constructions
- supone
- Supposes; assumes; third person singular of suponer
- este
- This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun for nearby masculine noun
- mítico
- Mythical; legendary; relating to or existing only in myth
- cuyo
- Whose; a relative possessive adjective linking nouns
- tema
- Theme; topic; the main subject of a work
- era
- Was; past imperfect tense of ser; also means era
- guerras
- Wars; armed conflicts between nations or groups
- atenienses
- Athenians; people or things relating to ancient Athens
- contra
- Against; in opposition to; preposition indicating opposition
- Isla
- Island; a landmass completely surrounded by water
- está
- Is; third person singular present of estar indicating state
- fundado
- Founded; based; past participle of fundar meaning established
- poema
- Poem; a literary composition written in verse form
- inacabado
- Unfinished; incomplete; describing a work never fully completed
- guardado
- Kept; stored; past participle of guardar meaning preserved
- misma
- Same; herself; emphatic feminine adjective indicating identity
- relación
- Relation; relationship; connection between two things or people
- escritos
- Writings; written works; plural past participle of escribir
- poemas
- Poems; plural of poema; literary works in verse
- Habría
- Would have; conditional form of haber expressing hypothesis
- narrado
- Narrated; recounted; past participle of narrar meaning told
- lucha
- Struggle; fight; conflict between opposing forces or people
- por
- For; by; through; preposition with multiple contextual meanings
- Libertad
- Liberty; freedom; the state of being free from oppression
- destinada
- Destined; intended; feminine past participle of destinar
- representar
- To represent; to symbolize or stand for something else
- conflicto
- Conflict; a serious disagreement or prolonged armed struggle
- entre
- Between; among; preposition indicating position or relationship
- Podemos
- We can; first person plural present of poder
- juzgar
- To judge; to evaluate or form an opinion about something
- partir
- To depart; to divide; a partir de means starting from
- noble
- Noble; distinguished; of high moral or aristocratic character
- comienzo
- Beginning; start; the initial part of something
- propio
- Own; proper; belonging specifically to oneself or itself
- tercer
- Third; masculine ordinal adjective used before singular nouns
- libro
- Book; a written or printed work bound together
- Leyes
- Laws; also the title of Plato's last philosophical dialogue
- qué
- What; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun in Spanish
- manera
- Manner; way; the method or style of doing something
- tratado
- Treatise; treaty; also past participle of tratar meaning treated
- elevado
- Elevated; raised; lofty; past participle of elevar
- argumento
- Argument; plot; reasoning used to support a conclusion
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