Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato

Published in 1804, this was the first systematic English-language introduction to Plato's complete philosophical system. Taylor — known as 'the English Pagan' for his devotion to ancient Greek thought — traces Plato's metaphysics from the ineffable First Principle through the hierarchy of being, then surveys each dialogue's place in a grand educational curriculum. Dense, earnest, and unlike any modern introduction, it reads as a living transmission of Neoplatonic wisdom rather than a dry academic summary.