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200+ Great Books of the Western World According to Ranker - Page 3

"Compiled by Encyclopedia Britannica, this is a list of the great books of the western world. It is our western canon gathered into a single package of 60 volumes. Initially compiled in the '50s, the Great Books of the Western World was updated in the '90s with a second edition. While the first three volumes of the compendium feature a dissertation on liberal education, Volume 4 and beyond contain various books that we have listed here. Both fiction and non-fiction have been included, as well as all genres. Encyclopedia Britannica did a fantastic job putting together this list of Great Books of the Western World. If you're looking for a great, timeless book, then this is the place to start."
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The Frogs (Aristophanes)
The Frogs
81
Aristophanes
The Future Prospects of Psycho-Analytic Therapy (Sigmund Freud)
The Future Prospects of Psycho-Analytic Therapy
82
Sigmund Freud
Galen Natural Faculties
Galen Natural Faculties
83
Gargantua and Pantagruel (François Rabelais)
Gargantua and Pantagruel
84
François Rabelais
A General Introduction to Psycho-Analysis (Sigmund Freud)
A General Introduction to Psycho-Analysis
85
Sigmund Freud
Generation of Animals (Aristotle)
Generation of Animals
86
Aristotle
Genetics and the Origin of Species (Theodosius Dobzhansky)
Genetics and the Origin of Species
87
Theodosius Dobzhansky
The Georgics (Vergil)
The Georgics
88
Vergil
THE GOLDEN BOUGH by James George Frazer
THE GOLDEN BOUGH by James George Frazer
89
Gorgias (Plato)
Gorgias
90
Plato
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
91
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
92
Jonathan Swift
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
93
William Shakespeare
Harmonies of the Wolrd (Johannes Kepler)
Harmonies of the Wolrd
94
Johannes Kepler
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
95
Joseph Conrad
Hecuba
Hecuba
96
Hedda Gabler (Henrik Ibsen)
Hedda Gabler
97
Henrik Ibsen
Hegel Philosophy of History
Hegel Philosophy of History
98
Helen (Euripides)
Helen
99
Euripides
Henry IV, Part I (William Shakespeare)
Henry IV, Part I
100
William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part II (Simon Callow)
Henry IV, Part II
101
Simon Callow
Henry V (William Shakespeare)
Henry V
102
William Shakespeare
Henry VI Part 1 (William Shakespeare)
Henry VI Part 1
103
William Shakespeare
Henry VI Part 2 (William Shakespeare)
Henry VI Part 2
104
William Shakespeare
Henry VI Part 3 (William Shakespeare)
Henry VI Part 3
105
William Shakespeare
Heracles Mad (Euripides)
Heracles Mad
106
Euripides
Hippolytus
Hippolytus
107
The Histories
The Histories
108
History of Animals (Aristotle)
History of Animals
109
Aristotle
The History of the Peloponnesian War
The History of the Peloponnesian War
110
The History of Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones
111
Henry Fielding
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
112
Homer
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
113
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
114
Sigmund Freud
Ion (Plato)
Ion
115
Plato
Iphigenia at Aulis
Iphigenia at Aulis
116
Iphigenia in Tauris (Goethe)
Iphigenia in Tauris (Goethe)
117
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
118
William Shakespeare
King John (William Shakespeare)
King John
119
William Shakespeare
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
120
William Shakespeare
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