Yale Required Reading - Collected Works (Vol. 1) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Ancient Greek Classics in Epic, Lyric, Drama, History, Philosophy, and MythBy Herodotus, Sappho, Homer, Hesiod, Alcaeus, Archilochus, Anacreon, Theognis of Megara, Simonides of Ceos, Bacchylides, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Lysias, Demosthenes, Apollonius, Callimachus, Theocritus, Plutarch, Epictetus, Gilbert Murray
Length202h 30m
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Yale Required Reading - Collected Works (Vol. 1) gathers a foundational arc of Greek literature, philosophy, history, and drama, tracing the imaginative and intellectual inheritance of the ancient Mediterranean. Its range extends from epic and lyric song to tragedy, comedy, historiography, oratory, pastoral poetry, biography, and ethical reflection. Landmark works associated with the Homeric tradition, Sapphic lyric, Athenian drama, Platonic dialogue, and Aristotelian inquiry appear in a context that reveals both their formal variety and their enduring cultural force. The contributors represent the central voices of archaic, classical, and Hellenistic Greek civilization, joined here through the mediating scholarship of Gilbert Murray and the educational ideals of the Yale canon. Poets such as Hesiod, Pindar, and Theocritus stand beside historians like Herodotus and Thucydides, dramatists from Aeschylus to Aristophanes, and thinkers including Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, and Epictetus. Together they illuminate the civic, mythic, philosophical, and aesthetic movements that shaped Western letters. This volume is recommended to readers seeking a concentrated encounter with antiquity's most influential texts. It offers a rare opportunity to compare genres, voices, and worldviews within a single scholarly collection, fostering dialogue among myth, reason, politics, art, and moral inquiry.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
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Table of contents
1Yale Required Reading - Collected Works (Vol. 1) (Annotated)
145The Comedies of Aristophanes
2Introduction
146The Life and Work of Aristophanes
3Historical Context
147Frogs
4Synopsis (Selection)
148Birds (pt. 1)
5Introduction
149Birds (pt. 2)
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6Iliad
150Lysistrata
7BOOK I
151The Life and Work of Herodotus
8BOOK II
152The Histories (pt. 1)
9BOOK III
153The Histories (pt. 2)
10BOOK IV
154The Histories (pt. 3)
11BOOK V
155The Histories (pt. 4)
12BOOK VI
156The Histories (pt. 5)
13BOOK VII
157The Histories (pt. 6)
14BOOK VIII
158The Histories (pt. 7)
15BOOK IX
159The Histories (pt. 8)
16BOOK X
160The Histories (pt. 9)
17BOOK XI
161The Histories (pt. 10)
18BOOK XII
162The Histories (pt. 11)
19BOOK XIII
163The Histories (pt. 12)
20BOOK XIV
164The Histories (pt. 13)
21BOOK XV
165The Histories (pt. 14)
22BOOK XVI
166The Life and Work of Thucydides
23BOOK XVII
167History of the Peloponnesian War
24BOOK XVIII
168The Life and Work of Thucydides
25BOOK XIX
169The First Book. (pt. 1)
26BOOK XX
170The First Book. (pt. 2)
27BOOK XXI
171The First Book. (pt. 3)
28BOOK XXII
172The First Book. (pt. 4)
29BOOK XXIII
173The First Book. (pt. 5)
30BOOK XXIV
174The First Book. (pt. 6)
31Odyssey
175The First Book. (pt. 7)
32BOOK I.
176The First Book. (pt. 8)
33BOOK II.
177The First Book. (pt. 9)
34BOOK III.
178The Life and Work of Plato
35BOOK IV.
179Republic (pt. 1)
36BOOK V.
180Republic (pt. 2)
37BOOK VI.
181Republic (pt. 3)
38BOOK VII.
182Republic (pt. 4)
39BOOK VIII.
183Republic (pt. 5)
40BOOK IX.
184Republic (pt. 6)
41BOOK X.
185The Apology of Socrates (Plato)
42BOOK XI.
186Symposium (Plato) (pt. 1)
43BOOK XII.
187Symposium (Plato) (pt. 2)
44BOOK XIII.
188Phaedo (Plato) (pt. 1)
45BOOK XIV.
189Phaedo (Plato) (pt. 2)
46BOOK XV.
190The Life and Work of Aristotle
47BOOK XVI.
191Poetics
48BOOK XVII.
192Analysis
49BOOK XVIII.
193Part 1
50BOOK XIX.
194Part 2
51BOOK XX.
195Part 3
52BOOK XXI.
196Politics
53BOOK XXII.
197Book I
54BOOK XXIII.
198Book II
55BOOK XXIV.
199Book III
56Homeric Hymns
200Book IV
57INTRODUCTION
201Book V
58THE HYMN TO HERMES
202Book VI
59THE HYMN TO APHRODITE
203Book VII
60THE HYMN TO DEMETER
204Book VIII
61HYMN TO DEMETER
205Nicomachean Ethics (pt. 1)
62CONCLUSION
206Nicomachean Ethics (pt. 2)
63HOMERIC HYMNS (pt. 1)
207Nicomachean Ethics (pt. 3)
64HOMERIC HYMNS (pt. 2)
208Nicomachean Ethics (pt. 4)
65Introduction
209The Orations of Lysias
66Works and Days
210The Life and Work of Lysias
67Theogony
211ORATION II.
68Greek Lyric Poetry
212ORATION XIII.
69The Life and Work of Archilochus
213ORATION XVI.
70To His Soul
214ORATION XXVIII.
71The Life and Work of Alcaeus
215The Philippics (Demosthenes)
72Longer Fragments
216The Life and Work of Demosthenes
73Shorter Fragments
217THE SECOND OLYNTHIAC.
74The Life and Work of Sappho
218THE THIRD OLYNTHIAC.
75Sapphics
219The First Philippic.
76Epithalamia: Threnodes
220The Second Philippic.
77Partheneia: Didaktika
221The Third Philippic.
78Erotika: Dithyrambs
222The Fourth Philippic.
79Girl Friends
223Argonautica (Apollonius)
80Phaon
224The Life and Work of Apollonius
81Epigrams
225BOOK I
82Alcman
226BOOK II
83The Life and Work of Alcman
227BOOK III
84Desire
228BOOK IV
85The Mountain Summits Sleep
229Hymns of Callimachus
86Slumbering are the Mountains
230The Life and Work of Callimachus
87The Life and Work of Anacreon
231I To Zeus
88The Odes of Anacreon
232II To Apollo
89The Life and Work of Theognis of Megara
233III To Artemis
90Angry Words
234IV To Delos
91Beward Crafty Minds
235V The Bath of Pallas
92Easy Friends
236VI To Demeter
93An Even Line
237The Idylls of Theocritus
94Fame
238The Life and Work of Theocritus
95Fate
239IDYLL I.
96Hope
240IDYLL II.
97Human Nature
241IDYLL III.
98The Insolence of Wealth
242IDYLL IV.
99Learning and Wealth
243IDYLL V.
100On Arranged Marriage
244IDYLL VI.
101On Inborn Traits
245IDYLL VII.
102The Poet and His Muse
246IDYLL VIII.
103Poverty
247IDYLL IX.
104Pride and the State
248IDYLL X.
105A Secret Spring
249IDYLL XI.
106Sumptuous Obsequies
250IDYLL XII.
107Sumptuous Obsequies
251IDYLL XIII.
108A Time for Wine
252IDYLL XIV.
109Wine
253IDYLL XV.
110Worldly Wisdom
254IDYLL XVI.
111The Life and Work of Simonides of Ceos
255IDYLL XVII.
112Danaë and Her Babe Adrift1
256IDYLL XVIII.
113On Those Who Died at Thermopylae2
257IDYLL XIX.
114The Lesson of the Leaf-Fall
258IDYLL XX.
115The Life and Work of Bacchylides
259IDYLL XXI.
116Athena
260IDYLL XXII.
117The Cloud of Fate
261IDYLL XXIII.
118The High Immortal Gods are Free
262IDYLL XXIV.
119Not to be Born 'twere Best
263IDYLL XXV.
120Of Happiness to Mortal Man
264IDYLL XXVI.
121Peace in all Her Sweetness Hail
265IDYLL XXVII.
122Peace on Earth
266IDYLL XXVIII.
123Theseus
267IDYLL XXIX.
124Truth
268IDYLL XXX.
125The Life and Work of Pindar
269IDYLL XXXI.
126Olympic Odes
270FRAGMENT PROM THE "BERENICE."
127Pythian Odes
271EPIGRAMS AND EPITAPHS.
128Isthmian Odes
272The Rise and Fall of Greek Supremasy (Plutarch)
129Nemean Odes
273The Life and Work of Plutarch
130The Oresteia (Aeschylus)
274Theseus
131The Life and Work of Aeschylus
275Solon
132Agamemnon
276Themistocles
133The Choephori (The Libation-Bearers)
277Aristides
134Eumenides
278Cimon
135The Tragedies of Sophocles
279Pericles
136The Life and Work of Sophocles
280Nicias
137Ajax
281Alcibiades
138Antigone
282Phocion
139Oedipus at Colonus
283Demosthenes
140The Tragedies of Euripides
284The Enchiridion
141The Life and Work of Euripides
285The Life and Work of Epictetus
142Medea
286The Enchiridion
143Hippolytus
287Analysis
144Bacchae
288Reflection
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