Reeve is a long-time Plato scholar; do check out his edition. I also consulted in parallel the Allan Bloom translation[1], which is more literal and aimed at t

Reeve is a long-time Plato scholar; do check out his edition. I also consulted in parallel the Allan Bloom translation[1], which is more literal and aimed at the "serious student", as he puts it. It also comes with a long (and controversial?) interpretative essay. [1] https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/allan-bloom/the-republic-of-plato/9780465094080/ https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/allan-bloom/the-republic-o...