Is there a good list of classics that should be read in order?
Harold Bloom's list is gargantuan. I need a hand here, /lit/
>>9486798
>Is there a good list of classics that should be read in order?
Yes.
>>9486798
Just work through Blooms list in a haphazard sort of way. Go chronological, use wiki, find what sounds interesting to you and read it. Move on from an era when you feel like it.
>>9486798
you could check out columbia's literature humanities reading list. It's essentially a much abbreviated western canon
There are shorter lists on the same website where you find Bloom's list.
Start with the Bible and finish with the Bible.
>>9486798
I hated all the Start with the Greeks guides, so I made my own reading list for the Greeks and Romans. But it's long. If you want, I can send it to you, and if you really care, I could bold the stuff which is essential. I was gonna make a chart out of it but never got around to it.
>>9487492
Not him but I'll slurp it up
>>9487542
Alright, I'll post it tomorrow. If this thread is dead by then I'll start a new one.
>>9486798
You can check out the Thomas Aquinas College syllabus: https://thomasaquinas.edu/a-liberating-education/syllabus
>>9487492
You were unhappy with the existing charts because they were too short, or for other reasons? Have you gone through your entire list yet?
>>9486798
T H E - G R E E K S
>>9486798
Start by whatever interest you and go from there.