I have read a lot of the modern western canon, and now I unironically

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2016-05-04 21:30:52 Post No. 7999532
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Anonymous 2016-05-04 21:30:52 Post No. 7999532 [Report]

I have read a lot of the modern western canon, and now I unironically want to "start with the Greeks", not out of a completionist desire to work my way through the entire literary canon, but because I am genuinely interested in the Greeks. Other than pic related, what recommendations do you have? I am especially looking for secondary literature, written by academics for a layman's audience, on Greek culture, history and its literary merits.

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Anonymous 2016-05-04 21:40:40 Post No.7999568
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>>7999532
Oh, and are the Penguin Classics good, regarding translation, introduction, annotations and paper quality?

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Anonymous 2016-05-04 21:49:58 Post No.7999596
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Anonymous 2016-05-04 21:49:58 Post No.7999596 [Report]

You should've started with them, now it's too late.

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Anonymous 2016-05-04 21:55:25 Post No.7999615
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>>7999532

Do this one. That mythology book is excellent, you can find a file of it online.

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Here's another chart.

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Anonymous 2016-05-05 05:12:31 Post No.8001411
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Anonymous 2016-05-05 05:12:31 Post No.8001411 [Report]

Not OP, but I tried reading Gutenberg's version of Early Greek Philosophy and the amount of "contemporary" analysis seemed to be much more than actual quotes from people who claimed to know about the Presocratics. Plus, the Greek wasn't even translated, so I had to transliterate in my head. I dropped it and picked up A Presocratic Reader instead. Much more concise and easy to follow. Am I a pleb?