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Top 100: The Oldest Books Jim Has Read - Page 2

With a degree focused on Theatre and Medieval literature, I've had to read a lot of old books and plays. Add to that my years of teaching World and British Literature, and you will see a wide range of titles. I may not have liked all of them, but here are 100 that made a lasting impression. NOTE; Duplicate titles with different covers represent different translations that I have read and used.
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Arthurian Romances (Chrétien De Troyes)
Arthurian Romances
41
Chrétien De Troyes
Parzifal (Eschenbach)
Parzifal
42
Eschenbach
Tristan (Gottfried Von Strassburg)
Tristan
43
Gottfried Von Strassburg
Nibelungenlied (Penguin)
Nibelungenlied
44
Penguin
The Quest of the Holy Grail
The Quest of the Holy Grail
45
The Death of King Arthur (Anon)
The Death of King Arthur
46
Anon
King Arthur's Death: Alliterative MORTE ARTHURE and Stanzaic LE MORTE ARTHUR (Brian Stone, Trans.)
King Arthur's Death: Alliterative MORTE ARTHURE and Stanzaic LE MORTE ARTHUR
47
Brian Stone, Trans.
The Gawain Poet (Penguin Classics)
The Gawain Poet
48
Penguin Classics
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Stone)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
49
Stone
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Simon Armitage (Translator))
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
50
Simon Armitage (Translator)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Penguin Classics)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
51
Penguin Classics
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
52
Geoffrey Chaucer
Le Morte D'Arthur (Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
53
Malory
Medieval and Tudor Drama (Gassner)
Medieval and Tudor Drama
54
Gassner
The Spanish Tragedy (Thomas Kyd)
The Spanish Tragedy
55
Thomas Kyd
Tamburlaine (Christopher Marlowe)
Tamburlaine
56
Christopher Marlowe
The Jew of Malta (Christopher Marlowe)
The Jew of Malta
57
Christopher Marlowe
Dr. Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Dr. Faustus
58
Christopher Marlowe
Edward II (Christopher Marlowe)
Edward II
59
Christopher Marlowe
The Massacre at Paris (Christopher Marlowe)
The Massacre at Paris
60
Christopher Marlowe
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare-Signet)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
61
Shakespeare-Signet
All's Well That Ends Well (Shakespeare-Signet)
All's Well That Ends Well
62
Shakespeare-Signet
Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare - Signet)
Antony and Cleopatra
63
Shakespeare - Signet
As You Like It (Shakespeare -Signet)
As You Like It
64
Shakespeare -Signet
Coriolanus
Coriolanus
65
Hamlet (Shakespeare)
Hamlet
66
Shakespeare
Henry IV Part 1 (Shakespeare)
Henry IV Part 1
67
Shakespeare
Henry IV Part 2 (Shakespeare)
Henry IV Part 2
68
Shakespeare
Henry V (Shakespeare -Signet)
Henry V
69
Shakespeare -Signet
Henry VI (Shakespeare - Signet)
Henry VI
70
Shakespeare - Signet
Julius Caesar (Shakespeare - Signet)
Julius Caesar
71
Shakespeare - Signet
King John / Henry VIII (Shakespeare - Signet)
King John / Henry VIII
72
Shakespeare - Signet
King Lear (Shakespeare (Signet))
King Lear
73
Shakespeare (Signet)
Love's Labour's Lost (Shakespeare-Signet)
Love's Labour's Lost
74
Shakespeare-Signet
MacBeth (Shakespeare)
MacBeth
75
Shakespeare
Measure for Measure (Shakespeare - Signet)
Measure for Measure
76
Shakespeare - Signet
Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare - Signet)
Much Ado About Nothing
77
Shakespeare - Signet
Othello (Shakespeare - Signet)
Othello
78
Shakespeare - Signet
Pericles / Cymbeline / Two Noble Kinsmen (Shakespeare - Signet)
Pericles / Cymbeline / Two Noble Kinsmen
79
Shakespeare - Signet
Richard II (Shakespeare - Signet)
Richard II
80
Shakespeare - Signet
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