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World Literature Timeline Book List

This list was put together from the books on the Echo Lit World Literature Timeline poster and covers literature far more diverse than other world literature lists have a tendency to cover.
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Iliad (Homer)
Iliad
1
Homer
Fables (Aesop)
Fables
2
Aesop
The Five Classics (Confucius)
The Five Classics
3
Confucius
Ramayana
Ramayana
4
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
5
Aristophanes
Hippolytus
Hippolytus
6
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King
7
Sophocles
Symposium (Plato)
Symposium
8
Plato
Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi)
Zhuangzi
9
Zhuangzi
Records of the Grand Historian of China (Ssu-Ma Ch'ien)
Records of the Grand Historian of China
10
Ssu-Ma Ch'ien
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
11
Virgil
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
12
Ovid
The Golden Ass (Apuleius)
The Golden Ass
13
Apuleius
Jiukuang (Wine Mad) (Ruan Ji)
Jiukuang (Wine Mad)
14
Ruan Ji
Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
15
Saint Augustine
The Peach Blossom Spring (Tao Qian)
The Peach Blossom Spring
16
Tao Qian
Quiet Night Thought (Li Bai)
Quiet Night Thought
17
Li Bai
Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture (Du Fu)
Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture
18
Du Fu
The Origin of Dao (Han Yu)
The Origin of Dao
19
Han Yu
Winter Snow (Liu Zongyuan)
Winter Snow
20
Liu Zongyuan
Chang Hen Ge (Bai Juyi)
Chang Hen Ge
21
Bai Juyi
Shahnameh
Shahnameh
22
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
23
Murasaki Shikibu
The Book of Healing (Avicenna)
The Book of Healing
24
Avicenna
Former Ode on the Red Cliffs (Su Shi)
Former Ode on the Red Cliffs
25
Su Shi
The Rich Will Make Temples for Shiva (Basava)
The Rich Will Make Temples for Shiva
26
Basava
The Lais of Marie De France (Marie De France)
The Lais of Marie De France
27
Marie De France
Essays in Idleness & Hojoki (Kenko & Chomei)
Essays in Idleness & Hojoki
28
Kenko & Chomei
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
29
Dante Alighieri
The Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio)
The Decameron
30
Giovanni Boccaccio
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
31
Geoffrey Chaucer
The Book of the City of Ladies (Christine De Pizan)
The Book of the City of Ladies
32
Christine De Pizan
The Bijak of Kabir (Kabir)
The Bijak of Kabir
33
Kabir
Orlando Furioso (Ludovico Ariosto)
Orlando Furioso
34
Ludovico Ariosto
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
35
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Heptameron (Marguerite De Navarre)
The Heptameron
36
Marguerite De Navarre
Essays of Michel De Montagne
Essays of Michel De Montagne
37
Journey to the West (Wu Cheng'en)
Journey to the West
38
Wu Cheng'en
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
39
Miguel De Cervantes
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
40
William Shakespeare
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