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The Ancient Greeks: An Introductory Reading List

Our maverick English Teacher and Theatre Director looks at the beginning of Western Civilization and thought - The Ancient Greeks. Here are 50 primary texts, critical studies, histories, and works of fiction that all illuminate the nature of the founders of western culture. Our compiler has focused on accessibility and readability; hence the emphasis on Penguin Classics, Paul Cartledge, Mary Renault, and Peter Arnott.
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The Iliad (Penguin Classics)
The Iliad (Penguin Classics)
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The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey (Homer)
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Jason and the Argonauts (Penguin Classics) (Apollonius of Rhodes)
Jason and the Argonauts (Penguin Classics) (Apollonius of Rhodes)
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The Histories (Herodotus)
The Histories (Herodotus)
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Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
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The Persian Expedition (Xenophon)
The Persian Expedition (Xenophon)
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The Republic (Plato)
The Republic (Plato)
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Poetics
Poetics
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Agamemnon (Arnott)
Agamemnon (Arnott)
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Libation Bearers & Eumenides (Arnott)
Libation Bearers & Eumenides (Arnott)
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Oedipus the King & Antigone (Arnott)
Oedipus the King & Antigone (Arnott)
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Three Greek Plays (Arnott)
Three Greek Plays (Arnott)
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The Greek Plays (Sophocles, Aeschylus & Euripides)
The Greek Plays (Sophocles, Aeschylus & Euripides)
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Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
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The Greek Myths (Robert Graves)
The Greek Myths (Robert Graves)
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The Greeks (H. Kitto)
The Greeks (H. Kitto)
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Sailing the Wine Dark Sea (Thomas Cahill)
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea (Thomas Cahill)
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The Greek Way (Edith Hamilton)
The Greek Way (Edith Hamilton)
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Greek Fire (Taplin)
Greek Fire (Taplin)
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Greek Thought (Brunschwig)
Greek Thought (Brunschwig)
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Ancient Greece: A History in Eleven Cities (Paul Cartledge)
Ancient Greece: A History in Eleven Cities (Paul Cartledge)
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Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
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Thetrojan War (Strauss)
Thetrojan War (Strauss)
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In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
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Ulysses Found (Bradford)
Ulysses Found (Bradford)
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Thermopylae the Battle for the West (Ernle Bradford)
Thermopylae the Battle for the West (Ernle Bradford)
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Thermopylae (Cartledge)
Thermopylae (Cartledge)
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After Thermopylae (Cartledge)
After Thermopylae (Cartledge)
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Alexander the Great (Paul Cartledge)
Alexander the Great (Paul Cartledge)
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Alexander the Great (Robin Lane Fox)
Alexander the Great (Robin Lane Fox)
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (Michael Woods)
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (Michael Woods)
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The Ancient Greek and Roman Theater (Arnott)
The Ancient Greek and Roman Theater (Arnott)
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Greek Scenic Conventions (Arnott)
Greek Scenic Conventions (Arnott)
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An Introduction to the Greek Theatre (Peter D. Arnott)
An Introduction to the Greek Theatre (Peter D. Arnott)
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Public and Performance in the Greek Theater (Arnott)
Public and Performance in the Greek Theater (Arnott)
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The Theatre of War (Doerries)
The Theatre of War (Doerries)
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The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
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The Bull From the Sea (Mary Renault)
The Bull From the Sea (Mary Renault)
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The Mask of Apollo (Mary Renault)
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Renault)
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The Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)
The Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)
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