Editors Reads

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Classical

7 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.

7 posts

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Where to Start with Adam Smith: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Adam Smith — how to approach The Wealth of Nations, the foundational text of modern economics. A complete reading guide to the Scottish economist.

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Where to Start with Aeschylus: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Aeschylus — how to approach the Oresteia, the only surviving complete Greek tragic trilogy. A complete reading guide to the ancient Greek tragedian.

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Where to Start with Anton Chekhov: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Anton Chekhov — how to approach The Cherry Orchard and his essential short stories. A complete reading guide to the Russian master.

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Where to Start with Aristotle: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Aristotle — whether to begin with the Nicomachean Ethics or the Poetics. A complete reading guide to the ancient Greek philosopher's essential works.

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Where to Start with Dante Alighieri: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Dante Alighieri — how to approach the Divine Comedy. A complete reading guide to the medieval Italian poet and his Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

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Where to Start with Plato: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Plato — whether to begin with The Republic or the Symposium. A complete reading guide to the ancient Greek philosopher's essential dialogues.

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Where to Start with Sophocles: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Sophocles — whether to begin with Oedipus Rex or Antigone. A complete reading guide to the ancient Greek tragedian's essential plays.

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