Classical literature books

The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII

Ovid

The work is Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Books I‑VII, a sweeping Latin poem that begins with a grand “Argument” in…

The Republic

Plato

Plato’s Republic is a foundational work of classical literature that also functions as an early treatise on…

Symposium

Plato

Plato’s Symposium is a classical philosophical dialogue that brings together a group of Athenian thinkers,…

The Iliad

Homer

The Iliad is an epic poem attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, presented here in an English…

Phaedrus

Plato

Plato’s Phaedrus is a Socratic dialogue that opens with a probing exchange between Socrates and his young…

Anabasis

Xenophon

Anabasis is Xenophon’s first‑hand account of the Greek mercenaries’ expedition to Persia in 401 B.C., their…

The Iliad

Homer

The Iliad is an epic poem that launches with a bitter clash between the Greek commander Agamemnon and the…

The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II

Ovid

The work presents the fifth book of Ovid’s Metamorphoses in English blank verse, offering a faithful…

Phaedo

Plato

Plato’s Phaedo is a philosophical dialogue that opens with a lively exchange among Socrates and his friends…

Apology

Plato

Plato’s Apology presents the recorded defence of Socrates at his trial in Athens, framed as a three‑part…

Gorgias

Plato

The Argonautica

Rhodius Apollonius

Theaetetus

Plato

Timaeus

Plato

The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV

Ovid

The Memorabilia

Xenophon

Meno

Plato

The Athenian Constitution

Aristotle

Critias

Plato

L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Protagoras

Plato

Hellenica

Xenophon

Euthyphro

Plato

Sophist

Plato