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Introduction to Classical Literature - Page 3

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 Song of Roland (Anonymous)
The Song of Roland
81
Anonymous
The Nibelungen Lied
The Nibelungen Lied
82
The Lay of Igor's Campaign (Anonymous)
The Lay of Igor's Campaign
83
Anonymous
Cantar De Mio Cid (Anónimo)
Cantar De Mio Cid
84
Anónimo
Historia Calamitatum (Pierre Abélard)
Historia Calamitatum
85
Pierre Abélard
Medieval Poetry (Diverse Authors)
Medieval Poetry
86
Diverse Authors
Le Roman De La Rose (Guillaume De Lorris Et Jean De Meung)
Le Roman De La Rose
87
Guillaume De Lorris Et Jean De Meung
Chrétien De Troyes--Yvain: The Knight of the Lion
Chrétien De Troyes--Yvain: The Knight of the Lion
88
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult (Joseph Bedier)
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
89
Joseph Bedier
Tristan and Isolde (Gottfried Von Strassburg)
Tristan and Isolde
90
Gottfried Von Strassburg
Parzival (Wolfram Von Eschenbach)
Parzival
91
Wolfram Von Eschenbach
Aucassin Et Nicolette (Anonyme)
Aucassin Et Nicolette
92
Anonyme
Le Roman De Renart (Anthologie)
Le Roman De Renart
93
Anthologie
El Conde Lucanor (Don Juan Manuel)
El Conde Lucanor
94
Don Juan Manuel
La Miracle De Théophile (Rutebeuf)
La Miracle De Théophile
95
Rutebeuf
The Poems of Francois Villon (Francois Villon)
The Poems of Francois Villon
96
Francois Villon
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
97
Geoffrey Chaucer
The New Life (Dante)
The New Life
98
Dante
The Divine Comedy (Dante)
The Divine Comedy
99
Dante
Petrarch--Lyric Poems and Selections
Petrarch--Lyric Poems and Selections
100
Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio)
Decameron
101
Giovanni Boccaccio
Orfeo (Poliziano)
Orfeo
102
Poliziano
Orlando Furioso (Ludovico Ariosto)
Orlando Furioso
103
Ludovico Ariosto
Five Italian Renaissance Comedies (Ariosto/Gl'intronati/Guarini/Machiavelli)
Five Italian Renaissance Comedies
104
Ariosto/Gl'intronati/Guarini/Machiavelli
The Prince (Nicolo Machiavelli)
The Prince
105
Nicolo Machiavelli
Jerusalem Delivered (Torquato Tasso)
Jerusalem Delivered
106
Torquato Tasso
Ship of Fools (Sebastian Brant)
Ship of Fools
107
Sebastian Brant
Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly
108
Dialogues (Ulrich Von Hutten)
Dialogues
109
Ulrich Von Hutten
Selected Works (Hans Sachs)
Selected Works
110
Hans Sachs
Simplicissimus
Simplicissimus
111
The Heptameron (Marguerite De Navarre)
The Heptameron
112
Marguerite De Navarre
Gargantua and Pantagruel (François Rabelais)
Gargantua and Pantagruel
113
François Rabelais
Essays (Montaigne)
Essays
114
Montaigne
Les Tragiques (Agrippa D'Aubigné)
Les Tragiques
115
Agrippa D'Aubigné
The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes (Anonymous)
The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes
116
Anonymous
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
117
Miguel De Cervantes
Exemplary Novels (Miguel De Cervantes)
Exemplary Novels
118
Miguel De Cervantes
Fuenteovejuna (Lope De Vega)
Fuenteovejuna
119
Lope De Vega
The Dancing Master (Lope De Vega)
The Dancing Master
120
Lope De Vega
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