Dear list readers,

We have “Plato's Republic: the myth of Er” to catalog .

Wikipedia says of the myth

The Myth of Er is a legend that concludes Plato's Republic (10.614–10.621). The story includes an account of the

cosmos and the afterlife that greatly influenced religious, philosophical, and scientific thought for many centuries.

For subject access, is the better approach to treat it as a portion of text and (on the lines of eg. no2013118439),

set it up as  Plato. ǂt Republic. ǂn Book 10, lines 614-621

or, on the other hand, is it closer to this below and should we be submitting it as an LCSH proposal?

010  sh 85103329

040  DLC ǂb eng ǂc DLC ǂd DLC

053 0B398.C34

150  Plato's cave (Allegory)

450  Allegory of the cave

450  Cave (Allegory)

450  Myth of the cave (Allegory)

550  Allegories ǂw g

Thanks for any insights.

Stephen Arnold.

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