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Earl Literature
GREAT WORKS OF
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
WHAT IS CLASSICAL
LITERATURE?
• Masterpiece works from Roman, Greek, and other
ancient civilizations
LITERATURE
CLASSICAL
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CLASSICAL LITERATURE BY
CIVILIZATION
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5.0
5
4.4 4.5
4.3
4
3.5
3.0
3 2.8
2.4 2.5
2.0 2.0
2 1.8
LITERATURE
CLASSICAL
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Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
The Tempest X
The Iliad X X
• Classical works are specifically from Greek, Roman or other ancient civilizations
LITERATURE
• All classical literature is considered classic, though not all classic works are classical
CLASSICAL
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EXAMPLES OF
CLASSICAL WORKS
• Classical works are specifically from Greek, Roman or other ancient civilizations
• All classical literature is considered classic, though not all classic works are classical
LITERATURE
CLASSICAL
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CLASSICAL LITERATURE THEMES
GREEK & ROMAN
GREEK VS. ROMAN
THEMES
GREEK ROMAN
• Comedy • Conquest
• Tragedy • Governance
• Fable • Virtue
LITERATURE
CLASSICAL
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BUT YOU, BRAVE AND ADEPT FROM
THIS DAY ON . . . THERE’S HOPE THAT
YOU WILL REACH YOUR GOAL . . . THE
JOURNEY THAT STIRS YOU NOW IS
NOT FAR OFF.
LITERATURE
CLASSICAL
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WEBSITES
SOURCES • www.contoso.com
• www.relecloud.com
TEXTS
• The Odyssey
• The Iliad
• Tarikh-i Beyhaqi
• Georgics
• Metamorphoses