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Greek Lyrics [Any edition]
Richmond Lattimore, ed.
Notes:
Used versions of this book are available for about $2.00 through Amazon (the SO Bookstore), and it is also widely available at larger libraries. |
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Parzival: A Romance of the Middle Ages [Any edition]
Wolfram von Eschenbach, Helen M. Mustard (tr.), Charles E. Passage (tr.)
Notes:
I really don't care overly whether you get this one or the equivalent Penguin version; I slightly prefer this one myself. Either way, however, you can get them used for fairly little. The work is long enough that you probably don't want to have to read it online. |
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The Cosmographia of Bernardus Silvestris [Any edition]
Bernardus Silvestris, Winthrop Wetherbee (tr.)
Notes:
I've listed this as required because it's virtually impossible to find any other way. You are welcome to use any edition you can find, however. (Warning: the Latin original text is available as well, but is dizzyingly difficult.) |
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The Discarded Image [Any edition]
C. S. Lewis
Notes:
This book will be required, though any edition is acceptable. (I've listed the Canto edition of 1994, but it was published through the main Cambridge University Press series much earlier.) |
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The Plays of Roswitha [Any edition]
Roswitha von Gandersheim
Notes:
There are various editions of this to be found here and there; you are certainly welcome to use any version you like, including the online edition in the Mediaeval Sourcebook site at Fordham. |
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The Quest of the Holy Grail [Any edition]
Anon., Pauline M. Mararasso, tr.
Notes:
This is not available many other places, which is why I've listed it as required. The Matarasso translation has been out there for years, though, and there should be many copies available used for a pittance. |
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The Romance of the Rose [Any edition]
Guillaume de Lorris, Jean de Meung, tr. Dahlberg
Notes:
I'm not really insisting on a particular translation, so you can pick and choose, but some version is necessary. This is a big work, so give yourself some lead time. |
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The Romance of Tristan [Any edition]
Beroul, Alan S. Fedrick (tr.)
Notes:
I've listed this as required so that you'll make sure you're getting the Beroul version, but if you can find it elsewhere, I don't really mind. It's important not to mistake it for any of the many other Tristan stories out there. |
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Timaeus and Critias [Any edition]
Plato, Desmond Lee (tr.)
Notes:
Some edition of the Timaeus is required; one may read it from a library edition, some other reasonably modern translation of published independently or in a collected Plato. |
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Tristan [Any edition]
Gottfried von Strassburg
Notes:
Since this is not widely available, I've listed it as required here, but anywhere you can get it is fine. It is long enough that even if it were readily available online, you'd probably rather not have to read it that way. |
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Arthurian Romances [Any edition]
Chrétien de Troyes, Carleton W. Carroll (tr.)
Notes:
There are a number of versions out there; David Staines' is also quite acceptable. This one is somewhat more economical, and there are used versions available. The texts of most of the romances are also available online. |
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Categories and De Interpretatione [Any edition]
Aristotle, J. L. Ackrill (tr.)
Notes:
These works are also available online if you don't want to pay for this (rather shockingly expensive) edition; Ackrill's notes really are superior, however, so this is strongly recommended. The work is available used from about $10.00. |
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Edda (Prose Edda) [Any edition]
Snorri Sturluson
Notes:
The text here is one of several convenient versions; it is also available online in other translations. |
| Optional: |
Greek Tragedies, vol. 2: The Libation Bearers (Aeschylus), Electra (Sophocles), Iphigenia in Tauris, Electra, and The Trojan Women (Euripides) [Any edition]
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, David Greene
Notes:
Some versions of both Sophocles' and Euripides' Electra are required. This is one accessible form; the plays are also available online, though I recommend against the very old Morehead translations. |
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Greek Tragedies, vol. 2: The Libation Bearers (Aeschylus), Electra (Sophocles), Iphigenia in Tauris, Electra, and The Trojan Women (Euripides) [Any edition]
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, David Greene
Notes:
Some versions of both Sophocles' and Euripides' Electra are required. This is one accessible form; the plays are also available online, though I recommend against the very old Morehead translations. |
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La Vita Nuova [Any edition]
Dante Alighieri, Barbara Reynolds (tr.)
Notes:
You are also welcome to use the Mark Musa version (published separately or as part of the Portable Dante). |
| Optional: |
Njal's Saga (sometimes The Saga of Burnt Njal). [Any edition]
Anon., Robert Cook, tr.
Notes:
The older Magnusson version from Penguin is equally acceptable; the text is also available online at the Internet Sacred Texts Archive. |
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On the Good Life [Any edition]
Cicero, Michael Grant
Notes:
We'll be reading the Somnium Scipionis (Scipio's Dream) from this. There are a number of versions available online, though Grant's translation is quite accessible. |
| Optional: |
Poems of the Elder Edda [Edition required: 4]
Anon., Patricia Terry (tr.)
Notes:
Terry's translation is lively and engaging. You may read these poems here or in the Hollander edition; unless you are a real maven of things Nordic you probably don't need both. You can also find the relevant poems online, so don't really need to buy any. |
| Optional: |
Statius, Charles Stanley Ross (tr.) [Any edition]
The Thebaid: Seven Against Thebes
Notes:
We'll be spending several weeks on this, and it's hefty and long: you'll probably want a hard copy. This version is available used in paperback for a reasonable price. Any other version is acceptable, though it is somewhat difficult to find, and is fairly hard to locate in a readable edition online. |
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The Argonautika: The Story of Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece [Any edition]
Apollonios Rhodios, Peter Green, tr.
Notes:
I offer this as a verse alternative to the Penguin Rieu version. It is somewhat more expensive, though there are copies listing for less than a dollar through the Amazon site. You do NOT need both this and the Rieu. |
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The Comedies [Any edition]
Terence, Betty Radice (tr.)
Notes:
These plays are available in many editions and online. You may read these plays in any format that's available; this is a fairly convenient one with a good solid (and readable) translation if you want the physical book. Make sure you get both the Hecyra and the Adelphoe. |
| Optional: |
The Frogs and Other Plays [Any edition]
Aristophanes, David Barrett (tr.)
Notes:
Some reasonable modern version of this play is required; this edition is available cheaply in quantity. One can also elect to use a library edition or to read the play online. |
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The Lais of Marie de France [Any edition]
Marie de France, Glyn S. Burgess (tr.)
Notes:
You will need some version containing the various Lais. There is also a version in the Everyman Library, and some online. I don't care much which one you use. |
| Optional: |
The Poetic Edda [Edition required: 2]
Anon., Lee M. Hollander, tr.
Notes:
This is probably well worth getting if you like this kind of material: Hollander's notes are extensive and intriguing, and his translation is probably better than any other out there for accuracy. I am also listing the Terry translation, however, if you would like an alternative. |
| Optional: |
The Pot of Gold and Other Plays [Any edition]
Plautus, E. F. Watling (tr.)
Notes:
I really don't care whether you read this in a book or online. If you want the hard copy, this is a reasonable edition. We need both the Menaechmi (contained herein) and the Amphitruo (Amphitryo, Amphitryon, in different editions), one way or the other. Reasonably cheap used copies are available at Amazon. |
| Optional: |
The Rope and Other Plays [Any edition]
Plautus, E. F. Watling (tr.)
Notes:
As with the Menaechmi, I offer this as a convenience: you may read the play online or in another edition if you prefer. Inexpensive copies are available at Amazon. |
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The Shorter Socratic Writings [Any edition]
Xenophon, Robert C. Bartlett, ed. and tr.
Notes:
Some edition of the Apology of Socrates (Xenophon's account, not Plato's!) is required. This is offered in case you want to own your own, but it is short and freely available through the Perseus Project. |
| Optional: |
The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica [Any edition]
Apollonius of Rhodes, E. V. Rieu (ed., tr.)
Notes:
Some edition of the Argonautica is required. It's less available online than some other works in this course, and it's long enough that you'd probably rather not read it all from the screen. I don't really care, however, which edition you use. This is a prose translation. I have also listed a verse translation by Peter Green, but it is somewhat more expensive. |
| Optional: |
Two Lives of Charlemagne [Any edition]
Einhard, Notker the Stammerer, David Ganz (ed., tr.)
Notes:
We'll be reading the Einhard half of this. It is available any number of places online, and the older Penguin edition will certainly suffice. |
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