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Introduction to Classical Literature - Page 2

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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Pseudolus
Pseudolus
41
The Pot of Gold (Plautus)
The Pot of Gold
42
Plautus
Menaechmi (Plautus)
Menaechmi
43
Plautus
The Self-Tormentor (Terence)
The Self-Tormentor
44
Terence
The Mother-In-Law
The Mother-In-Law
45
Andria (Terence)
Andria
46
Terence
On the Nature of Things (Lucretius)
On the Nature of Things
47
Lucretius
The Poems of Catullus (Catullus)
The Poems of Catullus
48
Catullus
Catiline Orations (Cicero)
Catiline Orations
49
Cicero
De Senectute (Cicero)
De Senectute
50
Cicero
Cicero--On the Gods
Cicero--On the Gods
51
The Gallic War (Julius Caesar)
The Gallic War
52
Julius Caesar
Catiline's Conspiracy (Sallust)
Catiline's Conspiracy
53
Sallust
Aeneid (Virgil)
Aeneid
54
Virgil
Eclogues
Eclogues
55
Georgics
Georgics
56
Horace--Epistles, Odes, and Satires
Horace--Epistles, Odes, and Satires
57
The Art of Love (Ovid)
The Art of Love
58
Ovid
Heroides (Ovid)
Heroides
59
Ovid
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
60
Ovid
Tristia (Ovid)
Tristia
61
Ovid
History of Rome (Livy)
History of Rome
62
Livy
Medea (Seneca)
Medea
63
Seneca
Letters From a Stoic (Seneca)
Letters From a Stoic
64
Seneca
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
65
Marcus Aurelius
The Satyricon (Petronius)
The Satyricon
66
Petronius
Annals and Histories (Tacitus)
Annals and Histories
67
Tacitus
Germania (Tacitus)
Germania
68
Tacitus
Epigrams
Epigrams
69
Juvenal--Satires
Juvenal--Satires
70
The Golden Ass (Apuleius)
The Golden Ass
71
Apuleius
The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)
The Consolation of Philosophy
72
Boethius
Confessions (Augustine of Hippo)
Confessions
73
Augustine of Hippo
City of God (St Augustine of Hippo)
City of God
74
St Augustine of Hippo
Early Irish Myths and Sagas (Jeffrey Gantz)
Early Irish Myths and Sagas
75
Jeffrey Gantz
Poetic Edda
Poetic Edda
76
Icelandic Sagas
Icelandic Sagas
77
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
78
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
79
Anonymous
The Prose Edda (Sturlulson)
The Prose Edda
80
Sturlulson
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