I’m allowed two standby books in case I grind to a halt with any of the others. These are four of the books I have left on my classical shelf.
I got this far and realised that I had chosen nothing French. I studied French at university and have accumulated loads of unread classics on my shelves. My degree is also the reason why I have a copy of Classical Literary Criticism, which was on one of the many reading lists I had in the late seventies and early eighties. I think I’ve tried to read this twice in the past. Both times it seemed barely relevant to the literature that I was reading, but I think it will make more sense if I’m reading other classics.
The plays by Aeschylus have also been hanging around for a while, although nowhere near as long as Classical Literary Criticism. I don’t think I’ve ever tried to read them, so they’re unknown territory. I suspect if I need a standby, it will be because the Greeks and the Romans are hard work, so I might go back to the post 1900 list for a standby.
Do you have any suggestions for a standby?
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