The Republic — Page 3

English → It INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS. Level 9/10

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.

Né dobbiamo dimenticare che la Repubblica è solo la terza parte di un disegno ancora più ampio che avrebbe dovuto includere una storia ideale di Atene, nonché una filosofia politica e fisica.

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.

Il frammento del Crizia ha dato vita a una finzione di fama mondiale, seconda per importanza solo al racconto di Troia e alla leggenda di Artù; e si dice che abbia di fatto ispirato alcuni dei primi navigatori del sedicesimo secolo.

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.

Questo racconto mitico, il cui soggetto era una storia delle guerre degli Ateniesi contro l'Isola di Atlantide, si presume sia fondato su un poema incompiuto di Solone, rispetto al quale avrebbe avuto lo stesso rapporto che gli scritti dei logografi hanno con i poemi di Omero.

It would have told of a struggle for Liberty (cp. Tim. 25 C), intended to represent the conflict of Persia and Hellas.

Avrebbe narrato di una lotta per la Libertà (cfr. Tim. 25 C), intesa a rappresentare il conflitto tra la Persia e l'Ellade.

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.

Possiamo giudicare dall'alto inizio del Timeo, dal frammento del Crizia stesso e dal terzo libro delle Leggi, in quale modo Platone avrebbe trattato questo nobile argomento.

Vocabulary

Né: Neither; used to negate two elements together.
dobbiamo: We must; first person plural of dovere.
dimenticare: To forget; to fail to remember something.
che: That, which, who; versatile conjunction or pronoun.
Repubblica: Republic; a state governed by elected representatives.
è: Is; third person singular present of essere.
solo: Only, alone; indicating something is singular or isolated.
terza: Third; feminine ordinal number indicating position three.
parte: Part, portion; a section of a larger whole.
disegno: Design, drawing, plan; a scheme or artistic sketch.
ancora: Still, yet, again; indicating continuation or repetition.
più: More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
ampio: Wide, broad, ample; describing great extent or scope.
avrebbe: Would have; conditional past of avere.
dovuto: Had to; past participle of dovere expressing obligation.
includere: To include; to contain or encompass within something.
storia: History, story; a narrative or account of events.
ideale: Ideal; relating to a perfect or conceptual standard.
Atene: Athens; the capital city of ancient and modern Greece.
nonché: As well as, and also; conjunction adding extra elements.
filosofia: Philosophy; the study of fundamental questions about existence.
politica: Politics, policy; the theory and practice of governance.
fisica: Physics; the natural science studying matter and energy.
frammento: Fragment; a small broken or incomplete piece of text.
ha: Has; third person singular present of avere.
dato: Given; past participle of dare, to give.
vita: Life; existence or the quality of being alive.
finzione: Fiction, pretense; an invented narrative or false appearance.
fama: Fame, reputation; widespread recognition or renown.
mondiale: World, worldwide; relating to or affecting the entire world.
seconda: Second; feminine ordinal number indicating position two.
per: For, by, through; preposition indicating purpose or means.
importanza: Importance; the quality of being significant or valuable.
racconto: Story, tale; a short narrative or fictional account.
leggenda: Legend; a traditional story of historical or mythical origin.
si: Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun in Italian.
dice: Says, it is said; third person singular of dire.
abbia: Has; subjunctive present of avere expressing doubt or supposition.
fatto: Done, made, fact; past participle of fare.
ispirato: Inspired; past participle of ispirare, to inspire.
alcuni: Some, a few; indefinite pronoun referring to a small number.
primi: First; masculine plural ordinal adjective, earliest or foremost.
navigatori: Navigators, explorers; people who sail and chart sea routes.
sedicesimo: Sixteenth; ordinal number referring to the 16th century.
secolo: Century; a period of one hundred years.
Questo: This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
mitico: Mythical; relating to or existing only in myth or legend.
cui: Whose, which; relative pronoun used after a preposition.
soggetto: Subject, topic; the main theme or subject matter discussed.
era: Was; third person singular imperfect of essere.
guerre: Wars; armed conflicts between states or groups.
contro: Against; preposition indicating opposition or conflict.
Isola: Island; a landmass completely surrounded by water.
presume: Presumes, assumes; third person singular of presumere.
sia: Is; present subjunctive of essere expressing doubt or supposition.
fondato: Founded, based; past participle of fondare, to found.
su: On, upon; preposition indicating position or basis.
poema: Poem, epic poem; a long literary work in verse form.
incompiuto: Unfinished, incomplete; left without completion or conclusion.
rispetto: Respect, regard; also used as a preposition meaning regarding.
quale: Which, who; relative pronoun used in formal Italian.
avuto: Had; past participle of avere, to have.
lo: The, him, it; masculine singular article or direct object pronoun.
stesso: Same, himself; adjective or pronoun indicating identity.
rapporto: Relationship, ratio, report; a connection between two things.
gli: The, to him; masculine plural article or indirect object pronoun.
scritti: Writings; plural of scritto, written texts or works.
hanno: Have; third person plural present of avere.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
poemi: Poems; plural of poema, epic or literary verse works.
Avrebbe: Would have; conditional past of avere used in hypotheticals.
narrato: Narrated, recounted; past participle of narrare, to narrate.
lotta: Struggle, fight, wrestling; a contest or conflict.
Libertà: Liberty, freedom; the state of being free from oppression.
intesa: Understood, intended; past participle of intendere, to mean.
rappresentare: To represent; to depict or stand for something else.
conflitto: Conflict; a serious disagreement, struggle, or war.
tra: Between, among; preposition indicating position or relation.
Possiamo: We can; first person plural present of potere.
giudicare: To judge; to form an opinion or make a judgment.
alto: High, tall; describing great elevation or quality.
inizio: Beginning, start; the first part of something.
terzo: Third; masculine ordinal adjective indicating position three.
libro: Book; a written or printed literary work.
Leggi: Laws; Plato's dialogue on legislation and governance.
modo: Way, manner, mode; how something is done.
trattato: Treated, dealt with; past participle of trattare; also a treaty.
questo: This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
nobile: Noble; of high moral quality, rank, or excellence.
argomento: Argument, topic, subject; the theme of a discussion or work.

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