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• Great Books - from Liberal Studies, Malaspina University-College, British Columbia, Canada.

• "The Iliad," by Homer, Robert Fitzgerald translator. This title is available on the web at  http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joelja/iliad.html   This title is available for purchase in paperback (Anchor, 1975)

• Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet

• "The Odyssey," by Homer, S.O. Andrew translator. Homer's masterpiece tells the story of Odysseus, the ideal Greek hero, as he travels home to Ithaca after the Trojan War--a journey of 10 years and countless thrilling adventures. This title is available on the web at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joelja/odyssey.html. Buy this title from Amazon.com in paperback (Everymans Library, 1992)

• "Politics," by Aristotle. Written 23 centuries ago, Politics remains central to the study of political science. The Greek philosopher's carefully argued analysis is based on a study of more than 150 city constitutions. Buy this title from Amazon.com in paperback (Prometheus Books, 1986)

• "The Republic of Plato," Allan Bloom translator "The first translation of Plato's Republic that attempts to be strictly literal, this volume has been long regarded as the closest and best English translation available. This second edition includes a new introduction by Allan Bloom and a valuable new essay, as well as indexes and a glossary of terms to better enable the reader to approach the heart of Plato's intention." Buy this title from Amazon.com in paperback (Basic Books, 1991)

• "Great Books : My Adventures With Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World," by David Denby, paperback (Touchstone 1997). "This is a dramatic and entertaining account of some of the great works of literature and philosophy throughout history--including an exploration of Homer, Sappho, the biblical writers, Dante, Boccaccio, Shakespeare, Austin, Woolf, Plato, Machiavelli, Locke, Marx, and de Beauvoir. Denby proves he is a gifted storyteller who turns the experience of reading the great works into an odyssey anyone can share."

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