Recs if you like The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides...

Here's a list of every book I studied, read, or was reccomended to read as part of my Writing and Literature BA - for eager academics, fellow writers & nostagic graduates💕 Let's milk my education💪

Notes in the margins are a must. — Me, a neurotic literature degree holder

This isn't MY list. These are the foundational texts of the Western Canon. Up until the early 1900s, these were unquestionably part of any educated person's background. Austen, Lewis, Twain, James, Sayers, Tolkien....what do you think they grew up reading that informed the genius works they created? Their masterpieces didn't materialize out of thin air. This list is by no means comprehensive, but you'll be off to a solid start.

When gods were real and heroes walked the earth, these stories were everything.

If you like The Odyssey, The Iliad, and crave more knowledge on mythological epics told around the world - this list is for you! As much as I love the existing quests and lists around Greco-Roman mythology and its retellings, it fuelled the flame to read other epics that are overshadowed by Greek/Roman/Norse mythology. Start exploring! May you be blessed by the Gods/Goddesses, traveller!

this is a collection of books I saw mentioned on booktok in relation to R.F. Kuangs new book Katabasis that's coming out somewhen this year. and since I am nothing but determinded I decided to make a list and try to read the ones I think are the most important (bc let's be honest I won't read all of them)

Books mentioned in the show Frasier. Have taken the liberty (iykyk) of adding books even when they mention shows/movies as well (Oliver Twist, How Green Was My Valley, etc)

classic plays written in ancient greece

Books mentioned or quoted in The Secret History and books mentioned by donna tartt

Books, mythology and poetry with Clytemnestra, Spartan Princess and Queen of Mycenae.

Graciously accepting any recommendations and suggestions.

Recommended Ancient Greek Plays

Throwback to when my English teacher gave us a list of all the books that have appeared on the ap exam and told us to pick one to read…hopefully I’ll make better choices this time

(List currently only has top 20 books with most appearances and books with authors last names starting with A)

Alternative title: greek myth adjacent books and plays i want to read *does include some roman myths, since i decided to include some of Ovid's and Virgil's works *this especially counts with the Aeneid since is a Roman piece of art and therefore also uses the Roman gods and so on, but I decided to keep in here since it includes Greek heroes like Odysseus in it