His wide scholarship and careful attention to detail are both reflected in ful explanatory notes on the numerous allusions in the 'Republic' to Greek poetry, music, religion, and history. His notes on particles, idioms, metaphors, and the like, illustrated extensively by referenced to other dialogues and other Greek authors, remain a valuable contribution to our understanding of the text. Many obvious virtues of the commentary are unaffected by the passage of time. Rees has added an introduction which first relates Adams' views, especially those on the metaphysical doctrine of the 'Republic', to the general tendencies of the Platonic scholarship of his day, and then briefly surveys a few controversial passages in the light of more recent literature. This reprinted edition is therefore most welcome. Since then there has been no detailed commentary on the 'Republic' to supersede it. 'The first edition of this work, now long out of print, appeared over sixty years ago. Wrps a bit worn and repaired with acid adhesive tape. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1969.
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