The Cratylus, Phaedo, Parmenides, and Timaeus of Plato. This is the first English version of the Cratylus, Parmenides, and (I think) the Timaeus. Thomas Taylor, The Cratylus, Phaedo, Parmenides, and Timaeus of Plato. This is the first English version of the Cratylus, Parmenides, and (I think) the Timaeus. The Parmenides, Timaeus and Cratylus are technical dialogues without the popular appeal of the Phaedo, which had been translated many times. The Parmenides is the most obscure, but clearly important, work in Plato's corpus. Beautiful immaculate � calf binding with marbled boards. Large 8voBeautiful immaculate � calf binding with marbled boards. Large 8vo.