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Great Books of the Western World

From Homer to George Orwell, only the most learned readers will have read these great books of the western world. This 60 Volume set, composed by Robert Hutchins and Mortimer Adler, and published by Encyclopædia Britannica, presents the most complete collection of ideas central to the western world.
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The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
1
Homer
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
2
Homer
Suppliant Women (Aeschylus)
Suppliant Women
3
Aeschylus
Persians (Aeschylus)
Persians
4
Aeschylus
Seven Against Thebes (Aeschylus)
Seven Against Thebes
5
Aeschylus
Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound
6
The Orestia Trilogy (Aeschylus)
The Orestia Trilogy
7
Aeschylus
Oedipus Cycle
Oedipus Cycle
8
Ajax (Sophocles)
Ajax
9
Sophocles
Electra
Electra
10
Trachinian Women (Sophocles)
Trachinian Women
11
Sophocles
Philoctetes - Sophocles
Philoctetes - Sophocles
12
Rhesus (Euripides)
Rhesus
13
Euripides
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
14
Euripides
Hippolytus
Hippolytus
15
Alcestis
Alcestis
16
Heracleidae (Euripides)
Heracleidae
17
Euripides
The Suppliants (Euripides)
The Suppliants
18
Euripides
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
19
Ion (Euripides)
Ion
20
Euripides
Helen
Helen
21
Andromache
Andromache
22
Electra (Euripides)
Electra
23
Euripides
Bacchantes (Euripides)
Bacchantes
24
Euripides
Hecuba
Hecuba
25
Heracles Mad (Euripides)
Heracles Mad
26
Euripides
Phoenician Women (Euripides)
Phoenician Women
27
Euripides
Orestes (Euripides)
Orestes
28
Euripides
Iphigenia at Aulis
Iphigenia at Aulis
29
Iphigenia Among the Taurians (Euripides)
Iphigenia Among the Taurians
30
Euripides
Cyclops
Cyclops
31
The Acharnians (Aristophanes)
The Acharnians
32
Aristophanes
The Knights (Aristophanes)
The Knights
33
Aristophanes
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
34
Aristophanes
The Wasps (Aristophanes)
The Wasps
35
Aristophanes
Peace (Aristophanes)
Peace
36
Aristophanes
The Birds
The Birds
37
The Frogs
The Frogs
38
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
39
Aristophanes
Thesmophoriazusae (Aristophanes)
Thesmophoriazusae
40
Aristophanes
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