Today’s discussion is about Greek literature. When I think of Greek literature, I think of Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Aesop (yes, Aesop was Greek), Aristophanes and others. Have I read all of their works, not yet, but I have read quite a bit. I’ve mostly read Sophocles, Aristophanes, Plato and I learned about Aesop’s Fables at some point during my schooling. I’m slowly getting through the Iliad and the Odyssey. Recently, I loaded my Nook with classic Greek literature, what is left of it anyways. A lot of classic Greek literature is sadly lost and fragmented (incomplete), but what survives can easily be found with some patience and research. A lot of you may be wondering why I love Greek literature, it’s more poetic and lyrical, it really tells a story, and is just more beautiful. Project Guttenburg is an excellent source for classic real Greek literature. What do you think of Greek literature?
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Hi Ashley, great post on my favorite subject! I love how the Kindle Store has loads of free ancient Greek lit, and also if you download a free .pdf from the net – I’ve done this with lots of Sophocles’ plays – and ‘share’ it to your kindle account then it asks you if you want to convert the file to kindle format – this is a great feature for making .pdf’s more readable on kindle apps – especially on an iPhone!
Thanks. I don’t have a kindle or read on my phone, so I don’t worry about converting files.
I ♥ Greek literature too! I’m dying to read The Iliad and The Odyssey, but they are definitely intimidating! My all-time favorite is The Oedipus Trilogy by Sophocles!
I haven’t read much Greek literature at all… but I really would like to start. Where would you recommend I start? The Odyssey?
I would start with Oedipus by Sophocles, it’s a play. After that I would go for The Iliad and then the Odyssey.
Awesome. Thank you!
Your welcome!
Hi Ashley and Megan, you might like to start here for an easy-to-read kickstarter on the Iliad and the Odyssey: https://theshieldofachilles.net/prologue/ – my blog introduces the Trojan War in order to showcase my reconstruction of Achilles’ Shield based (literally) on Homer’s description in Book 18 of the Iliad. Nice to meet you all!
*but it’s always* <– When I can, I try my best to correct my writing errors. 😀
Strange thing about Greek mythology for me is that I seem to always forget how much I enjoy it until I stumble across it in my readings. I don’t seek it out specifically, but I it’s always a pleasure to read about it. Enjoy your newly downloaded Greek novels. Happy reading!
Thank you!
I absolutely love the myths 😀 and I read parts of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Oh, I’m reading the entire thing. I have 240 pages left of The Iliad. It’s my in between book, meaning I read it close to the end of one month and the beginning of the next instead of starting a new book.
Oh that’s actually really smart! I should do that too haha I read metamorphosis by Ovid last year, but that’s Roman literature…. Even though it could be Greek since most of it is based on Greek mythology 😀
No, The Metamorphoses is Latin/Roman Literature, just because it is based on Greek mythology it doesn’t make it Greek.
Hahhaha true. Oh well shame on me 😮 I should read more Greek Lit when I have the time ^^
You don’t need a whole lot of time to read Greek literature, plays are quick reads. And, Percy Jackson doesn’t count as Greek literature either.