Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature

Shakespeare's most sophisticated comedy is a riotous tale of hopelessly unrequited passions and mistaken identity....

The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods....

John Lithgow has compiled an outstanding collection of memorable poems and has gathered his famous friends to read them....

An enticing and entrancing new telling of ancient Greek myths....

When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people....

The Odyssey tells of the heroic journey of Odysseus after the Trojan war....

The Aeneid is the great national epic of ancient Rome, and one of the most important works of literature ever written....

In this classic of Chekhov’s canon, an overbearing professor pays a visit to his country estate, where Sonya and Vanya, his daughter and former brother-in-law, have slaved to maintain his wealth....

Meditations is former U.S. President Bill Clinton's favorite book. This audio consists of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 AD, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy....

Milton tells the story of man's creation, fall and redemption, "to justify the ways of God to men"....