Reading Euclid was written in 1947 with the aim of attracting the attention of non-mathematical readers to the study of fundamental concepts of geometry and philosophy. After analyzing Socratic thought and drawing interesting philosophical conclusions, Levi introduces the reader to an exhaustive analysis of the immortal Elements. This edition includes the biographical essay "Beppo Levi, Italy and Argentina in the Life of a Mathematician," by Laura Levi, Beppo's daughter.

“The logic of Euclid's geometry, particularly its systematicity and coherence, continues to inspire admiration. It should not be surprising, then, that a modern mathematician like Beppo Levi has devoted an in-depth study to it, albeit without the usual heavy scholarly burden. Nor is it surprising that, in turn, this book by the Italian-Argentine mathematician arouses the curiosity of contemporary readers. What resulted from Euclid's encounter with Levi twenty-two centuries later? Those who read this book, as original as it is clear, will find out. They will learn to see Euclid, and even his possible teacher, Plato, with modern eyes. And they will learn, if they don't already know, the delights of conversing with the dead without resorting to spiritualist tricks.”