Where do I go in the Greek classics after the Odysesy and the
Iliad?
I thought they were both absolutely great!
But where do I turn now if I want to continue but don't want to read the Greek plays? I always have trouble reading plays of any era. I like to watch them, but I find them difficult to read.
Are there works out there in the Greek classics that are as exciting and riveting as the Odysesy and the
Iliad?
Thanks.
Ur.
The Oresteia, of course. Byron referred to it as the "greatest thing the human mind has ever conceived." Then, of course, you'd have to read Euripides' riffs on it. They can be kinda fun, but the sequence really does have to be Aeschylus first. Then, there are the rest of the extant plays (I believe about thirty total) There are also a number of ancient Greek novels. (read, "ancient Greek brain-candy) The Golden Ass comes to mind. Chireus and Callirhoe.... There's a fairly good paperback collection of them in a box in my basement. I think the collection is called The Ancient Novel, or Greek novel, or something creative like that. They aren't as long as we think of novels being, now, but they give you a decent overview of day-to-day life.
Karhne is absolutely right.
The Oresteia of course.
Then some Sophocles and Euripides. Maybe some Aristophanes, and then some "nonfiction" like Herodotus
Many thanks; most appreciated.
Ur.
Or The
Aeneid by Virgil. It traces Roman roots to the Trojan war. I was told in school that it can be seen as a sequel to the Illiad.
I started the Fagels translation of The Aeneid by Virgil and love it. Thanks.
Also thanks to tomcat I have on reserve Xenephon The March Up Country (Anabasis).
Should keep me busy for a while...
My gratitude to all....
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