Question: What is Classical Literature?
Some scholars and writers use the terms "Classical Literature" and "Classic Literature" interchangeably, which may confuse you when you come to this site and find that a number of works--from Homer's "Iliad" and Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" to Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and Whitman's "Leaves of Grass"--are described as "classics," and that these books are linked with other, similarly well-known works in "Classic Literature."
Answer: So, what is Classical Literature?
For the purposes of this site, Classical Literature refers to the great masterpieces of the Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations: Homer's "Iliad," Ovid's "Metamorphoses," Virgil's "Aeneid," "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles, along with works by other ancient writers in epic, lyric, tragedy, comedy, pastoral, and other forms.
For the purposes of this site, Classical Literature refers to the great masterpieces of the Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations: Homer's "Iliad," Ovid's "Metamorphoses," Virgil's "Aeneid," "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles, along with works by other ancient writers in epic, lyric, tragedy, comedy, pastoral, and other forms.
