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Gutenberg College's Great Books List

These are the books that are considered essential reading for a liberal arts education at Gutenberg College, OR.
Sometimes the list simply says the name of an author, so I put the author's collected works on the list.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Anonymous
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Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish
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Genesis
Genesis
4
Exodus
Exodus
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Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy
6
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
Homer
7
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
Homer
8
Works and Days
Works and Days
9
Herodotus -- The Histories (Herodotus)
Herodotus -- The Histories
Herodotus
10
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
Aristophanes
11
Agamemnon (Aeschylus)
Agamemnon
Aeschylus
12
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King
Sophocles
13
The History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)
The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
14
PLATO Complete Works by Plato
PLATO Complete Works by Plato
15
Aristotle Complete Works
Aristotle Complete Works
16
Archimedes
Archimedes
17
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
Virgil
18
Works of Cicero (Cicero)
Works of Cicero
Cicero
19
Annals
Annals
20
Lucretius--On the Nature of Things
Lucretius--On the Nature of Things
21
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Matthew
22
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
23
Acts
Acts
24
Galatians
Galatians
25
Lives
Lives
26
Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
Saint Augustine
27
City of God
City of God
28
Consolation of Philosophy
Consolation of Philosophy
29
Summa Theologica (Thomas Aquinas)
Summa Theologica
Thomas Aquinas
30
Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
31
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
32
Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly
33
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres (On the Shoulders of Giants) By
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres (On the Shoulders of Giants) By
34
Freedom of the Will (Luther)
Freedom of the Will
Luther
35
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
36
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
37
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
William Shakespeare
38
Measure for Measure (William Shakespeare)
Measure for Measure
William Shakespeare
39
Coriolanus
Coriolanus
40
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
William Shakespeare
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