Some Basics of Western Literature

Explore the foundational works of Western literature with this essential reading list. Discover classic books that shaped literary traditions, from epic poems to timeless novels.

The Epic of Gilgamesh Cover
Book

The Epic of Gilgamesh

 

N. K. Sandars's landmark translation of one of the first and greatest works of Western literature A Penguin Classic Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his …
The New Jerusalem Bible Cover
Book

The New Jerusalem Bible

by Henry Wansbrough

Contains the complete text of the ancient canon of scripture, along with up-to-date and extensive introductions and notes. Eight pages of color maps and indexes, …
Iliad and Odyssey Boxed Set Cover
Book

Iliad and Odyssey Boxed Set

by Robert Fagles

This beautiful gift set of Robert Fagles' award-winning translations of Homer brings the energy of contemporary language to these enduring heroic epics.
Book Cover
Book

[No Title]

 

No summary available.
Item Not Found
ID: 0140443339
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0192840509
(Type: book)
The Aeneid Cover
Book

The Aeneid

by Virgil

"Fitzgerald's [translation] is so decisively the best modern Aeneid that it is unthinkable that anyone will want to use any other version for a long …
Item Not Found
ID: 0192833723
(Type: book)
Beowulf Cover
Book

Beowulf

by Seamus Heaney

Presents a new translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic chronicling the heroic adventures of Beowulf, the Scandinavian warrior who saves his people from the ravages of …
Item Not Found
ID: 0140440755
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0140444467
(Type: book)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Cover
Book

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

 

A splendid new translation of the classic Arthurian tale of enchantment, adventure, and romance, presented alongside the original Middle English text. It is the height …
The Canterbury Tales Cover
Book

The Canterbury Tales

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Nevill Coghill’s masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer’s fourteenth-century Middle English A Penguin Classic In The …
Item Not Found
ID: 0142437549
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0140446737
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0140432515
(Type: book)
Le Morte D'Arthur Cover
Book

Le Morte D'Arthur

by Sir Thomas Malory

In a time when there were damsels in distress to save and mythical dragons to slay, King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table …
Item Not Found
ID: 0192836919
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0140150579
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0192834452
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0395754909
(Type: book)
Item Not Found
ID: 0192803611
(Type: book)
Paradise Lost Cover
Book

Paradise Lost

by John Milton

This Norton Critical Edition is designed to make Paradise Lost accessible for student readers, providing invaluable contextual and biographical information and the tools students need …
Item Not Found
ID: 0451524543
(Type: book)