Read the Great Books of the Western World (February update)

Greg F

Hello all,

There are a few of us who are attempting to read through the Great Books of the Western World over the course of the next several years. We're finishing up with the Iliad and the Odyssey this month, and will be turning to Greek tragedies over the next two months (February and March).

In an effort to get more people to join this fascinating project, we'd like to point out a few things:

• You don't have to have the Great Books texts in Logos to participate: all of the texts are available in various formats for free all over the internet. We can help you find the right texts if you need.
• You can jump in and out at any time: I'll try to make regular updates about what texts we're reading for a given month, so feel free to pick and choose what you want to read.
• You can join the Great Books Reading Challenge on Faithlife for a schedule.

Jump in and say hi!

Greg F

For February and March we'll be reading the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes. Check the GB Challenge group for a complete schedule:

THE PLAYS OF AESCHYLUS

• THE SUPPLIANT MAIDENS
• THE PERSIANS
• SEVEN AGAINST THEBES
• PROMETHEUS BOUND
• AGAMEMNON
• THE LIBATION BEARERS
• THE EUMENIDES

THE PLAYS OF SOPHOCLES

• OEDIPUS THE KING
• OEDIPUS AT COLONUS
• ANTIGONE
• AJAX
• ELECTRA
• THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS
• PHILOCTETES

THE PLAYS OF EURIPIDES

• RHESUS, translated by Richmond Lattimore
• THE MEDEA, translated by Rex Warner
• HIPPOLYTUS, translated by David Grene
• ALCESTIS, translated by Richmond Lattimore
• THE HERACLEIDAE, translated by Ralph Gladstone
• THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN, translated by Frank William Jones
• THE TROJAN WOMEN, translated by Richmond Lattimore
• ION, translated by Ronald Frederick Willetts
• HELEN, translated by Richmond Lattimore
• ANDROMACHE, translated by John Frederick Nims
• ELECTRA, translated by Emily Townsend Vermeule
• THE BACCHAE, translated by William Arrowsmith
• HECUBA, translated by William Arrowsmith
• HERACLES, translated by William Arrowsmith
• THE PHOENICIAN WOMEN, translated by Elizabeth Wyckoff
• ORESTES, translated by William Arrowsmith
• IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS, translated by Witter Bynner
• IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, translated by Charles R. Walker
• THE CYCLOPS

THE PLAYS OF ARISTOPHANES

• THE ACHARNIANS, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein
• THE KNIGHTS, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein
• THE CLOUDS, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein
• THE WASPS, translated by David Barrett
• PEACE, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein
• THE BIRDS, translated by David Barrett
• THE FROGS, translated by David Barrett
• LYSISTRATA, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein
• THE POET AND THE WOMEN, translated by David Barrett
• THE ASSEMBLYWOMEN, translated by David Barrett
• WEALTH, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein