Stauffer, Devin, The Unity of Plato's Gorgias Rhetoric, Justice, and the Philosophic Life, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Excerpt:

Few philosophers have endured more criticism and abuse in modern times than Plato. As one of the great figures of the classical tradition, Plato was subjected to powerful attacks by the founders of modern philosophy and their followers, who set out to succeed where they thought the naive and utopian ancients had failed. And the attacks on Plato continue unabated today, as postmodernists look back to his works to find the source of the faith in reason that they want to root out of the West. Yet, for all that, Plato has not lost his power to attract and enchant.

Online:
Amazon