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Classics of World Literature (Ancient to Contemporary)

An epic reading list taking inspiration from Harold Bloom's classic "The Western Canon" - with a couple of modifications by myself here and there!
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Gilgamesh (David Ferry)
Gilgamesh
1
David Ferry
The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Budge)
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
2
Budge
The Holy Bible (King James Version) (Various)
The Holy Bible (King James Version)
3
Various
Sayings of the Fathers (Tr. Joseph H. Hertz)
Sayings of the Fathers
4
Tr. Joseph H. Hertz
The Mahabharata (Vyasa)
The Mahabharata
5
Vyasa
The Bhagavad Gita (Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa)
The Bhagavad Gita
6
Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
The Ramayana (R.K. Narayan)
The Ramayana
7
R.K. Narayan
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
8
Homer
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
9
Homer
Works and Days
Works and Days
10
Archilochos, Sappho, Alkman
Archilochos, Sappho, Alkman
11
The Odes of Pindar (Pindar)
The Odes of Pindar
12
Pindar
Aeschylus (The Oreistea)
Aeschylus
13
The Oreistea
Seven Against Thebes (Aeschylus)
Seven Against Thebes
14
Aeschylus
Prometheus Bound (Aeschylus)
Prometheus Bound
15
Aeschylus
The Persians (Aeschylus)
The Persians
16
Aeschylus
Suppliant Women (Aeschylus)
Suppliant Women
17
Aeschylus
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King
18
Sophocles
Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles)
Oedipus at Colonus
19
Sophocles
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
20
Sophocles
Electra (Sophocles)
Electra
21
Sophocles
Ajax (Sophocles)
Ajax
22
Sophocles
Women of Trachis (Sophocles)
Women of Trachis
23
Sophocles
Philoctetes (Sophocles)
Philoctetes
24
Sophocles
Cyclops (Euripides)
Cyclops
25
Euripides
Heracles (Euripides)
Heracles
26
Euripides
The Bacchae (Euripides)
The Bacchae
27
Euripides
Orestes (Euripides)
Orestes
28
Euripides
Andromache (Euripides)
Andromache
29
Euripides
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
30
Euripides
Ion (Euripides)
Ion
31
Euripides
Hippolytus (Euripides)
Hippolytus
32
Euripides
Helen (Euripides)
Helen
33
Euripides
Iphigenia at Aulis (Euripides)
Iphigenia at Aulis
34
Euripides
Aristophanes
Aristophanes
35
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
36
Aristophanes
The Frogs (Aristophanes)
The Frogs
37
Aristophanes
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
38
Aristophanes
The Knights (Aristophanes)
The Knights
39
Aristophanes
The Wasps (Aristophanes)
The Wasps
40
Aristophanes
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