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52 resources for “Classical literature”

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Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece

Homer, 751? BCE-651? BCE; Burt, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1850-1918 [Editor]; Ragozin, Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna), 1835-1924 [Translator]

Explore Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece through a focused reading session. Project Gutenb...

Classical literatureHomer -- Translations into EnglishEpic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English
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Philebus

Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE; Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 [Translator]

Explore Philebus through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Classical literature”. Begin...

Classical literaturePleasure -- Early works to 1800
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Platons Gastmahl

Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE; Kassner, Rudolf, 1873-1959 [Translator]

Explore Platons Gastmahl through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this German-language edition under “Classical literature”...

Classical literaturePhilosophyPlato
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Sophist

Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE; Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 [Translator]

Explore Sophist through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Classical literature”. Begin...

Classical literatureLogic, AncientOntology
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Statesman

Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE; Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 [Translator]

Explore Statesman through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Classical literature”. Begi...

Classical literaturePolitical science -- Early works to 1800
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Symposium

Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE; Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 [Translator]

Explore Symposium through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Classical literature”. Begi...

Classical literatureSocrates, 470 BC-399 BCPhilosophy, Ancient
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Tanglewood Tales

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

Explore Tanglewood Tales through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Mythology, Classical...

Mythology, Classical -- Juvenile literature
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The Aeneid

Virgil

A journey towards a future community repeatedly requires choices that involve present suffering. Track the language of duty alongside the experiences of th...

dutyempireloss
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The Athenian Constitution

Aristotle, 385 BCE-323 BCE; Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir, 1863-1952 [Translator]

Explore The Athenian Constitution through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Classical l...

Classical literatureConstitutional history -- Greece -- Athens -- To 146 B.C.Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800
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The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

A journey through imagined realms turns encounters into arguments about conduct, memory and judgement. Begin with a teacher-selected canto and its context,...

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The Iliad

Homer

Conflict over honour changes the course of a war and the relationships among those fighting it. Read a selected scene alongside an encounter away from batt...

angerhonourwar
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The Odyssey

Homer

A homecoming story connects adventurous encounters with questions about recognition and responsibility. Compare how Odysseus tells his own experiences with...

journeyshospitalityidentity
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The Sorrows of Young Werther

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Letters give intense feeling a persuasive personal voice while limiting access to other people’s experiences. Attend to what the writer observes and what h...

voiceemotioninterpretation
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