Catalin Partenie is a Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the Universite du Quebec, Montreal. He is the editor of Plato: Selected Myths (2004) and co-editor (with Tom Rockmore) of Heidegger and Plato (2005).

• List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction Catalin Partenie; 1. Plato's eschatological myths Michael Inwood; 2. Myth, punishment and politics in the Gorgias David Sedley; 3. Tale, theology and teleology in the Phaedo Gábor Betegh; 4. Fraternité, inégalité, la parole de Dieu: Plato's authoritarian myth of political legitimation Malcolm Schofield; 5. Glaucon's reward, philosophy's debt: the myth of Er G. R. F. Ferrari; 6. The charioteer and his horses: an example of Platonic myth-making Christopher Rowe; 7. The myth of the Statesman Charles H. Kahn; 8. Eikōs muthos M. F. Burnyeat; 9. Myth and eschatology in the Laws Richard Stalley; 10. Platonic myth in Renaissance iconography Elizabeth McGrath; Suggested further reading; Bibliography; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'Anyone with a philosophical interest in Plato's myths will find Partenie's collection rewarding, and it is necessary reading for those interested in publishing on the topic. All of the articles are of high-quality, and many of them are truly excellent. The book itself is attractive and well-edited.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Catalin Partenie is a Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the Universite du Quebec, Montreal. He is the editor of Plato: Selected Myths (2004) and co-editor (with Tom Rockmore) of Heidegger and Plato (2005).

• List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction Catalin Partenie; 1. Plato's eschatological myths Michael Inwood; 2. Myth, punishment and politics in the Gorgias David Sedley; 3. Tale, theology and teleology in the Phaedo Gábor Betegh; 4. Fraternité, inégalité, la parole de Dieu: Plato's authoritarian myth of political legitimation Malcolm Schofield; 5. Glaucon's reward, philosophy's debt: the myth of Er G. R. F. Ferrari; 6. The charioteer and his horses: an example of Platonic myth-making Christopher Rowe; 7. The myth of the Statesman Charles H. Kahn; 8. Eikōs muthos M. F. Burnyeat; 9. Myth and eschatology in the Laws Richard Stalley; 10. Platonic myth in Renaissance iconography Elizabeth McGrath; Suggested further reading; Bibliography; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'Anyone with a philosophical interest in Plato's myths will find Partenie's collection rewarding, and it is necessary reading for those interested in publishing on the topic. All of the articles are of high-quality, and many of them are truly excellent. The book itself is attractive and well-edited.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Catalin Partenie is a Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the Universite du Quebec, Montreal. He is the editor of Plato: Selected Myths (2004) and co-editor (with Tom Rockmore) of Heidegger and Plato (2005).

• List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction Catalin Partenie; 1. Plato's eschatological myths Michael Inwood; 2. Myth, punishment and politics in the Gorgias David Sedley; 3. Tale, theology and teleology in the Phaedo Gábor Betegh; 4. Fraternité, inégalité, la parole de Dieu: Plato's authoritarian myth of political legitimation Malcolm Schofield; 5. Glaucon's reward, philosophy's debt: the myth of Er G. R. F. Ferrari; 6. The charioteer and his horses: an example of Platonic myth-making Christopher Rowe; 7. The myth of the Statesman Charles H. Kahn; 8. Eikōs muthos M. F. Burnyeat; 9. Myth and eschatology in the Laws Richard Stalley; 10. Platonic myth in Renaissance iconography Elizabeth McGrath; Suggested further reading; Bibliography; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'Anyone with a philosophical interest in Plato's myths will find Partenie's collection rewarding, and it is necessary reading for those interested in publishing on the topic. All of the articles are of high-quality, and many of them are truly excellent. The book itself is attractive and well-edited.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review