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.
Il ne faut pas non plus oublier que la République n'est que la troisième partie d'un projet encore plus vaste qui devait inclure une histoire idéale d'Athènes, ainsi qu'une philosophie politique et naturelle.
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.
Le fragment du Critias a donné naissance à une fiction de renommée mondiale, dont l'importance n'est dépassée que par le récit de Troie et la légende d'Arthur ; et il est dit qu'il a effectivement inspiré certains des premiers navigateurs du seizième siècle.
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.
Ce récit mythique, dont le sujet était une histoire des guerres des Athéniens contre l'île d'Atlantis, est supposé être fondé sur un poème inachevé de Solon, auquel il aurait entretenu le même rapport que les écrits des logographes aux poèmes d'Homère.
It would have told of a struggle for Liberty (cp. Tim. 25 C), intended to represent the conflict of Persia and Hellas.
Il aurait relaté une lutte pour la Liberté (cf. Tim. 25 C), destinée à représenter le conflit entre la Perse et l'Hellade.
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.
Nous pouvons juger, à partir du noble commencement du Timée, du fragment du Critias lui-même, et du troisième livre des Lois, de la manière dont Platon aurait traité ce grand sujet.
Vocabulary
- ne
- nə — Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate verbs
- faut
- fo — Impersonal verb meaning 'it is necessary'
- plus
- ply — Adverb meaning 'no longer' or 'more'
- oublier
- ublije — Verb meaning 'to forget' something
- République
- Repyblik — Plato's famous philosophical work on justice and governance
- troisième
- tʁwazjɛm — Ordinal number meaning 'third' in a sequence
- partie
- paʁti — Noun meaning 'part' or 'portion' of something
- projet
- pʁɔʒɛ — Noun meaning 'project' or 'plan'
- encore
- ɑ̃kɔʁ — Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'again'
- vaste
- vast — Adjective meaning 'vast', 'large', or 'extensive'
- devait
- dəvɛ — Imperfect tense of 'devoir', meaning 'was supposed to'
- inclure
- ɛ̃klyʁ — Verb meaning 'to include' something within a whole
- histoire
- istwaʁ — Noun meaning 'history' or 'story'
- idéale
- ideal — Adjective meaning 'ideal' or 'perfect'
- Athènes
- atɛn — The ancient and modern capital city of Greece
- ainsi
- ɛ̃si — Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- philosophie
- filɔzɔfi — Noun meaning 'philosophy', the study of knowledge
- politique
- pɔlitik — Adjective or noun meaning 'political' or 'politics'
- naturelle
- natyʁɛl — Adjective meaning 'natural', relating to nature
- fragment
- fʁagmɑ̃ — Noun meaning 'fragment' or 'incomplete piece of text'
- Critias
- kʁitjas — An unfinished dialogue by Plato about Atlantis
- donné
- dɔne — Past participle of 'donner', meaning 'given'
- naissance
- nɛsɑ̃s — Noun meaning 'birth' or 'origin' of something
- fiction
- fiksjɔ̃ — Noun meaning 'fiction', an imagined literary narrative
- renommée
- ʁənɔme — Noun or adjective meaning 'fame' or 'renowned'
- mondiale
- mɔ̃djal — Adjective meaning 'worldwide' or 'global'
- dont
- dɔ̃ — Relative pronoun meaning 'whose', 'of which'
- importance
- ɛ̃pɔʁtɑ̃s — Noun meaning 'importance' or 'significance'
- dépassée
- depase — Past participle meaning 'surpassed' or 'exceeded'
- récit
- ʁesi — Noun meaning 'narrative' or 'account' of events
- Troie
- tʁwa — Ancient city of Troy, famous from Homer's epics
- légende
- leʒɑ̃d — Noun meaning 'legend', a traditional story or myth
- Arthur
- aʁtyʁ — Legendary British king of Camelot and the Round Table
- dit
- di — Third person singular of 'dire', meaning 'says/said'
- effectivement
- efɛktivmɑ̃ — Adverb meaning 'indeed' or 'effectively'
- inspiré
- ɛ̃spiʁe — Past participle meaning 'inspired' by a source
- certains
- sɛʁtɛ̃ — Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'some' people or things
- premiers
- pʁəmje — Adjective meaning 'first' or 'earliest' in order
- navigateurs
- navigatœʁ — Noun meaning 'navigators' or 'sailors' who explore seas
- seizième
- sɛzjɛm — Ordinal number meaning 'sixteenth'
- siècle
- sjɛkl — Noun meaning 'century', a period of one hundred years
- mythique
- mitik — Adjective meaning 'mythical' or 'legendary'
- sujet
- syʒɛ — Noun meaning 'subject' or 'topic' of discussion
- était
- etɛ — Imperfect tense of 'être', meaning 'was'
- guerres
- gɛʁ — Plural noun meaning 'wars' or 'conflicts'
- Athéniens
- atenjɛ̃ — Noun meaning 'Athenians', inhabitants of ancient Athens
- contre
- kɔ̃tʁ — Preposition meaning 'against' or 'opposing'
- île
- il — Noun meaning 'island', land surrounded by water
- Atlantis
- atlɑ̃tis — Mythical sunken island civilization described by Plato
- supposé
- sypoze — Adjective meaning 'supposed' or 'assumed' to be true
- être
- ɛtʁ — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'
- fondé
- fɔ̃de — Past participle meaning 'founded' or 'based upon'
- poème
- poɛm — Noun meaning 'poem', a literary work in verse
- inachevé
- inaʃve — Adjective meaning 'unfinished' or 'incomplete'
- Solon
- sɔlɔ̃ — Ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver of Greece
- auquel
- okɛl — Relative pronoun meaning 'to which' or 'to whom'
- aurait
- oʁɛ — Conditional of 'avoir', meaning 'would have'
- entretenu
- ɑ̃tʁətəny — Past participle of 'entretenir', meaning 'maintained' or 'kept'
- même
- mɛm — Adjective or adverb meaning 'same' or 'even'
- rapport
- ʁapɔʁ — Noun meaning 'relationship', 'connection', or 'report'
- écrits
- ekʁi — Noun meaning 'writings' or 'written works'
- logographes
- lɔgɔgʁaf — Ancient Greek prose writers who recorded historical accounts
- poèmes
- poɛm — Plural noun meaning 'poems' or 'poetic works'
- Homère
- omɛʁ — Ancient Greek epic poet, author of Iliad and Odyssey
- relaté
- ʁəlate — Past participle meaning 'recounted' or 'narrated'
- lutte
- lyt — Noun meaning 'struggle', 'fight', or 'conflict'
- Liberté
- libɛʁte — Noun meaning 'liberty' or 'freedom'
- destinée
- dɛstine — Past participle meaning 'destined' or 'intended' for purpose
- représenter
- ʁəpʁezɑ̃te — Verb meaning 'to represent' or 'to depict' something
- conflit
- kɔ̃fli — Noun meaning 'conflict' or 'clash' between parties
- entre
- ɑ̃tʁ — Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- Perse
- pɛʁs — Ancient Persia, powerful empire rivaling ancient Greece
- Hellade
- ɛlad — Ancient Greek name referring to the land of Greece
- pouvons
- puvɔ̃ — First person plural of 'pouvoir', meaning 'we can'
- juger
- ʒyʒe — Verb meaning 'to judge' or 'to evaluate'
- partir
- paʁtiʁ — Verb meaning 'to leave' or used in 'à partir de'
- noble
- nɔbl — Adjective meaning 'noble', elevated in quality or rank
- commencement
- kɔmɑ̃smɑ̃ — Noun meaning 'beginning' or 'start' of something
- Timée
- time — Plato's dialogue on cosmology and the nature of world
- lui
- lɥi — Personal pronoun meaning 'him', 'her', or 'to him/her'
- livre
- livʁ — Noun meaning 'book', a written or printed literary work
- Lois
- lwa — Plato's last dialogue discussing law and governance
- manière
- manjɛʁ — Noun meaning 'manner', 'way', or 'style'
- Platon
- platɔ̃ — Ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates
- traité
- tʁɛte — Past participle or noun meaning 'treated' or 'treatise'
- grand
- gʁɑ̃ — Adjective meaning 'great', 'large', or 'important'
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