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Introduction to Classical Literature

Here is a list which can serve as a good introduction to classical literature of Western tradition. It is mostly based on various recommendations for students of philology I have collected. In some cases it may count that you have read different works of the same author than those listed here (except of the most famous titles), or if you have read only a part (for anthologies or big works). The image is taken from the 1964 film adaptation of "Hamlet".
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The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
Homer
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The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
Homer
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Works and Days
Works and Days
4
Theogony
Theogony
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Ancient Greek Poetry (.)
Ancient Greek Poetry
.
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Archilochus (Archilochos)
Archilochus
Archilochos
7
Poems of Sappho (Sappho)
Poems of Sappho
Sappho
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Odes of Pindar
Odes of Pindar
9
The Oresteian Trilogy (Aeschylus)
The Oresteian Trilogy
Aeschylus
10
Prometheus Bound (Aeschylus)
Prometheus Bound
Aeschylus
11
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King
Sophocles
12
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
Sophocles
13
Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles)
Oedipus at Colonus
Sophocles
14
Ajax (Sophocles)
Ajax
Sophocles
15
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
Euripides
16
Hippolytus (Euripides)
Hippolytus
Euripides
17
The Bacchae (Euripides)
The Bacchae
Euripides
18
Iphigenia at Aulis (Euripides)
Iphigenia at Aulis
Euripides
19
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
Aristophanes
20
The Frogs (Aristophanes)
The Frogs
Aristophanes
21
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
Aristophanes
22
The Birds
The Birds
23
The Histories (Herodotus)
The Histories
Herodotus
24
The Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)
The Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
25
The Persian Expedition (Xenophon)
The Persian Expedition
Xenophon
26
Symposium (Plato)
Symposium
Plato
27
Republic (Plato)
Republic
Plato
28
Poetics (Aristotle)
Poetics
Aristotle
29
Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
30
Callimachus--Hymns and Epigrams
Callimachus--Hymns and Epigrams
31
The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica
The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica
32
Theocritus--Idylls
Theocritus--Idylls
33
Dyskolos (The Grouch) (Menander)
Dyskolos (The Grouch)
Menander
34
Menander--The Girl From Samos
Menander--The Girl From Samos
35
Lucian--Satires
Lucian--Satires
36
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I (Plutarch)
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I
Plutarch
37
Ethiopian Story (Heliodorus)
Ethiopian Story
Heliodorus
38
Daphnis and Chloe (Longus)
Daphnis and Chloe
Longus
39
Leucippe and Clitophon (Achilles Tatius)
Leucippe and Clitophon
Achilles Tatius
40
Callirhoe (Chariton)
Callirhoe
Chariton
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