Yale Classics - Ancient Greek Literature

e-artnow presents you the greatest works of ancient Greek literature. The selection of books is based on Yale Department of Classics required reading list. Originally designed for students, this exceptional collection will benefit greatly everyone curious about the history, language, and literary and material culture of ancient Greece. Ancient Greek literature has had a profound impact on western literature at large. In particular, many ancient Roman authors drew inspiration from their Greek predecessors. Ever since the Renaissance, European authors in general, including Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, John Milton, and James Joyce, have all drawn heavily on classical themes and motifs. This collection is a compound of ancient Greek wisdom, presenting all the major works of every genre of Greek literature. Ultimately, it will train you to develop powers of critical analysis by studying the important periods and major authors of Greek literature. By studying the art, history, and cultures of the ancient world you will gain the power to illuminate problems confronting contemporary society.

Homer:

Introduction

Iliad

Odyssey

Homeric Hymns



Hesiod:

Introduction

Works and Days

Theogony



Greek Lyric Poetry:

Archilochus

Alcaeus

Sappho

Alcman

Anacreon

Theognis of Megara

Simonides of Ceos

Bacchylides

Pindar



The Oresteia (Aeschylus):

The Life and Work of Aeschylus

Agamemnon

The Choephori (The Libation-Bearers)

Eumenides



The Tragedies of Sophocles:

The Life and Work of Sophocles

Ajax

Antigone

Oedipus at Colonus



The Tragedies of Euripides:

The Life and Work of Euripides

Medea

Hippolytus

Bacchae



The Comedies of Aristophanes:

The Life and Work of Aristophanes

Frogs

Birds

Lysistrata



Herodotus:

The Life and Work of Herodotus

The Histories



Thucydides:

The Life and Work of Thucydides

History of the Peloponnesian War



Plato:

The Life and Work of Plato

Republic

The Apology of Socrates (Plato)

Symposium (Plato)

Phaedo (Plato)



Aristotle:

The Life and Work of Aristotle

Poetics

Politics

Nicomachean Ethics



The Orations of Lysias



The Philippics (Demosthenes)



Argonautica (Apollonius)



Hymns of Callimachus



The Idylls of Theocritus



The Rise and Fall of Greek Supremasy (Plutarch):

The Life and Work of Plutarch

Biographies:

Theseus

Solon

Themistocles

Aristides

Cimon

Pericles

Nicias

Alcibiades

Phocion

Demosthenes



Epictetus:

The Enchiridion