From: "John Grigg" <starman2100@lycos.com>
>I would think only a handful of the most widely read professors of history
>and literature would have ANY chance of passing this test if no prior
>preparation were allowed!!
[..]
>Between his parents and the local library he read *several thousand(I
>think around seven thousand!)* of the greatest classics of world
>literature and history!!
Some relevant links for 'classics' books.
First, a quote I like:
"If there is some end of the things we do...will not
knowledge of it, have a great influence on life? Shall
we not, like archers who have a mark to aim at, be
more likely to hit upon what we should? If so, we
must try, in outline at least, to determine what it is."
--ARISTOTLE
'Great Books Index'
http://books.mirror.org/gb.home.html
For example: Aristotle's writings: http://books.mirror.org/gb.aristotle.html
A Reading List: http://books.mirror.org/gb.list1.html
'The Great Books'
http://www.anova.org/gb3.html
'Great Books and Classics'
http://www.grtbooks.com/
'Great Books and Authors'
http://www.auburn.edu/img/production/greatbooks/
Amara
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