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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
1
Penguin Classics
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
2
Homer
Jason and the Argonauts (Penguin Classics) (Apollonius of Rhodes)
Jason and the Argonauts (Penguin Classics)
3
Apollonius of Rhodes
The Histories (Herodotus)
The Histories
4
Herodotus
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides -- The History of the Peloponnesian War
5
The Persian Expedition (Xenophon)
The Persian Expedition
6
Xenophon
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
7
Plato
Poetics
Poetics
8
Agamemnon (Arnott)
Agamemnon
9
Arnott
Libation Bearers & Eumenides (Arnott)
Libation Bearers & Eumenides
10
Arnott
Oedipus the King & Antigone (Arnott)
Oedipus the King & Antigone
11
Arnott
Three Greek Plays (Arnott)
Three Greek Plays
12
Arnott
The Greek Plays (Sophocles, Aeschylus & Euripides)
The Greek Plays
13
Sophocles, Aeschylus & Euripides
Mythology (Edith Hamilton)
Mythology
14
Edith Hamilton
The Greek Myths (Robert Graves)
The Greek Myths
15
Robert Graves
The Greeks (H. Kitto)
The Greeks
16
H. Kitto
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea (Thomas Cahill)
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea
17
Thomas Cahill
The Greek Way (Edith Hamilton)
The Greek Way
18
Edith Hamilton
Greek Fire (Taplin)
Greek Fire
19
Taplin
Greek Thought (Brunschwig)
Greek Thought
20
Brunschwig
Ancient Greece: A History in Eleven Cities (Paul Cartledge)
Ancient Greece: A History in Eleven Cities
21
Paul Cartledge
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
22
Thetrojan War (Strauss)
Thetrojan War
23
Strauss
In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War
24
Michael Wood
Ulysses Found (Bradford)
Ulysses Found
25
Bradford
Thermopylae the Battle for the West (Ernle Bradford)
Thermopylae the Battle for the West
26
Ernle Bradford
Thermopylae (Cartledge)
Thermopylae
27
Cartledge
After Thermopylae (Cartledge)
After Thermopylae
28
Cartledge
Alexander the Great (Paul Cartledge)
Alexander the Great
29
Paul Cartledge
Alexander the Great (Robin Lane Fox)
Alexander the Great
30
Robin Lane Fox
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (Michael Woods)
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
31
Michael Woods
The Ancient Greek and Roman Theater (Arnott)
The Ancient Greek and Roman Theater
32
Arnott
Greek Scenic Conventions (Arnott)
Greek Scenic Conventions
33
Arnott
An Introduction to the Greek Theatre (Peter D. Arnott)
An Introduction to the Greek Theatre
34
Peter D. Arnott
Public and Performance in the Greek Theater (Arnott)
Public and Performance in the Greek Theater
35
Arnott
The Theatre of War (Doerries)
The Theatre of War
36
Doerries
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
37
Mary Renault
The Bull From the Sea (Mary Renault)
The Bull From the Sea
38
Mary Renault
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Renault)
The Mask of Apollo
39
Mary Renault
The Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)
The Last of the Wine
40
Mary Renault
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