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Introduction to Classical Literature

Here is a list which can serve as a good introduction to classical literature of Western tradition. It is mostly based on various recommendations for students of philology I have collected. In some cases it may count that you have read different works of the same author than those listed here (except of the most famous titles), or if you have read only a part (for anthologies or big works). The image is taken from the 1964 film adaptation of "Hamlet".
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The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
1
Homer
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
2
Homer
Works and Days
Works and Days
3
Theogony
Theogony
4
Ancient Greek Poetry (.)
Ancient Greek Poetry
5
.
Archilochus (Archilochos)
Archilochus
6
Archilochos
Poems of Sappho (Sappho)
Poems of Sappho
7
Sappho
Odes of Pindar
Odes of Pindar
8
The Oresteian Trilogy (Aeschylus)
The Oresteian Trilogy
9
Aeschylus
Prometheus Bound (Aeschylus)
Prometheus Bound
10
Aeschylus
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King
11
Sophocles
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
12
Sophocles
Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles)
Oedipus at Colonus
13
Sophocles
Ajax (Sophocles)
Ajax
14
Sophocles
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
15
Euripides
Hippolytus (Euripides)
Hippolytus
16
Euripides
The Bacchae (Euripides)
The Bacchae
17
Euripides
Iphigenia at Aulis (Euripides)
Iphigenia at Aulis
18
Euripides
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
19
Aristophanes
The Frogs (Aristophanes)
The Frogs
20
Aristophanes
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
21
Aristophanes
The Birds
The Birds
22
The Histories (Herodotus)
The Histories
23
Herodotus
The Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)
The Peloponnesian War
24
Thucydides
The Persian Expedition (Xenophon)
The Persian Expedition
25
Xenophon
Symposium (Plato)
Symposium
26
Plato
Republic (Plato)
Republic
27
Plato
Poetics (Aristotle)
Poetics
28
Aristotle
Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
Nicomachean Ethics
29
Aristotle
Callimachus--Hymns and Epigrams
Callimachus--Hymns and Epigrams
30
The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica
The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica
31
Theocritus--Idylls
Theocritus--Idylls
32
Dyskolos (The Grouch) (Menander)
Dyskolos (The Grouch)
33
Menander
Menander--The Girl From Samos
Menander--The Girl From Samos
34
Lucian--Satires
Lucian--Satires
35
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I (Plutarch)
Plutarch's Lives: Volume I
36
Plutarch
Ethiopian Story (Heliodorus)
Ethiopian Story
37
Heliodorus
Daphnis and Chloe (Longus)
Daphnis and Chloe
38
Longus
Leucippe and Clitophon (Achilles Tatius)
Leucippe and Clitophon
39
Achilles Tatius
Callirhoe (Chariton)
Callirhoe
40
Chariton
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