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Classics of World Literature (Ancient to Contemporary)

An epic reading list taking inspiration from Harold Bloom's classic "The Western Canon" - with a couple of modifications by myself here and there!
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Gilgamesh (David Ferry)
Gilgamesh
David Ferry
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Budge)
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Budge
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The Holy Bible (King James Version) (Various)
The Holy Bible (King James Version)
Various
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Sayings of the Fathers (Tr. Joseph H. Hertz)
Sayings of the Fathers
Tr. Joseph H. Hertz
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The Mahabharata (Vyasa)
The Mahabharata
Vyasa
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The Bhagavad Gita (Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
The Bhagavad Gita
Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
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The Ramayana (R.K. Narayan)
The Ramayana
R.K. Narayan
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The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
Homer
9
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
Homer
10
Works and Days
Works and Days
11
Archilochos, Sappho, Alkman
Archilochos, Sappho, Alkman
12
The Odes of Pindar (Pindar)
The Odes of Pindar
Pindar
13
Aeschylus (The Oreistea)
Aeschylus
The Oreistea
14
Seven Against Thebes (Aeschylus)
Seven Against Thebes
Aeschylus
15
Prometheus Bound (Aeschylus)
Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus
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The Persians (Aeschylus)
The Persians
Aeschylus
17
Suppliant Women (Aeschylus)
Suppliant Women
Aeschylus
18
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King
Sophocles
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Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles)
Oedipus at Colonus
Sophocles
20
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
Sophocles
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Electra (Sophocles)
Electra
Sophocles
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Ajax (Sophocles)
Ajax
Sophocles
23
Women of Trachis (Sophocles)
Women of Trachis
Sophocles
24
Philoctetes (Sophocles)
Philoctetes
Sophocles
25
Cyclops (Euripides)
Cyclops
Euripides
26
Heracles (Euripides)
Heracles
Euripides
27
The Bacchae (Euripides)
The Bacchae
Euripides
28
Orestes (Euripides)
Orestes
Euripides
29
Andromache (Euripides)
Andromache
Euripides
30
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
Euripides
31
Ion (Euripides)
Ion
Euripides
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Hippolytus (Euripides)
Hippolytus
Euripides
33
Helen (Euripides)
Helen
Euripides
34
Iphigenia at Aulis (Euripides)
Iphigenia at Aulis
Euripides
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Aristophanes
Aristophanes
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The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
Aristophanes
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The Frogs (Aristophanes)
The Frogs
Aristophanes
38
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
Aristophanes
39
The Knights (Aristophanes)
The Knights
Aristophanes
40
The Wasps (Aristophanes)
The Wasps
Aristophanes
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