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1.		The Odyssey by Homer Available on: Audio Download The Odyssey is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems (the other being the Iliad), attributed to the poet Homer.
2.		The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Available on: Audio Download The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse).
3.		Classical Mythology Podcast Available on: Podcast With this series we will investigate the gods, heroes, and myths that formed bedrock of belief in the ancient Greek and Roman world.
4.		The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Available on: Audio Download The Divine Comedy written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature...
5.		Oedipus the King by Sophocles Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD ($14.38) | Audio Cassette In the hands of Sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any Freudian reference...
6.		The Art of War by Sun Tzu Available on: Audio Download Written in China over two thousand years ago, The Art of War provides the first known attempt to formulate a rational basis for the planning and conduct of military operations
7.		Beowulf by Anonymous Available on: Audio Download This is a short but beautiful book, and the Gummere translation really captures the feel of the Old English.
8.		Introductions to World Literature by Peter Whitfield Available on: Audio Download Writer and cyclist Peter Whitfield discusses some of the gems of world literature. Do you want to know about Dante’s Divine Comedy or the novels of Jane Austen or Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick?
9.		The Iliad by Homer Available on: Audio Download The Iliad, together with the Odyssey, is one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer.
10.		Plato's Symposium by Plato Available on: Audio Download ($10.00) | Audio CD The dramatic nature of Plato's dialogues is delightfully evident in the Symposium. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at Agathon's house and talk about love.
11.		Aesop's Fables by Aesop Available on: Audio Download ($9.95) With an abreviated but keen sense of observation Aesop tells stories that never attempt to portray the real world; yet within this fantastic setting he gives us a vision of the human condition that still provides deep insight to this day.
12.		Utopia Podcast by Sir Thomas More Available on: Podcast Written in 1515, Sir Thomas More's famous narrative describes what could be considered the perfect society, and questions whether a perfect society is possible.
13.		Greek Gods by William Smith Available on: Audio Download ($9.95) Here we present 14 brief audio sketches of each of the major Greek Deities; providing the listener with information on lineage, characteristics, historical significance and artistic renditions.
14.		Ancient Greek Drama by Peter Meineck Available on: Audio Download In this lecture professor Peter Meineck introduces Ancient Greek drama and explains why he feels it is still so popular and powerful today.
15.		Plato's Gorgias by Plato Available on: Audio Download ($14.00) | Audio CD Gorgias of Leontini, who teaches rhetoric, is in Athens, to instruct potential leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house where Socrates questions him in his usual way.
16.		The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Abridged Edition Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($15.98) | Audio Cassette Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic...
17.		Man, God, and Society in Western Literature Podcast by Hubert L. Dreyfus Available on: Podcast This course will compare and contrast the Greek, Medieval, and modern worlds, as reflected in their greatest literature...
18.		Plato's Ion and Meno by Plato Available on: Audio Download ($10.00) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette Socrates questions Ion, an actor, about his ability to interpret the poetry of Homer. In the Meno, the topic is whether goodness can be taught. Both dialogues provide more questions than answers.
19.		Dao De Jing by Lao Zi Available on: Audio Download ($10.00) | Audio CD Socrates' account of his own quest in Plato's Apology resembles that of Lao Zi. Ancient philosophy in China and in Greece, places self-knowledge as the center of human existence as East meets West.
20.		The Odyssey by Homer Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette Homer's Odyssey is the thrilling and moving tale of the wanderings of the hero Odysseus after the end of the Trojan war. For ten years he experiences storms, shipwrecks, and...
21.		Zen Flesh, Zen Bones Available on: Audio Download ($10.47) | Audio CD ($13.46) Zen is a way of life, a religion, and an aesthetic, as well as one of the oldest and most profound religious...
22.		The General Prologue & the Physician's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD In an authoritative performance by actor Richard Bebb, two sections from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are presented in Old English, under the advisement of the leading living scholar on Chaucerian pronunciation, Professor Derek Brewer.
23.		The Pardoner's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD These three tales from The Canterbury Tales are read in the original Middle English by Richard Bebb under the direction of Britain’s foremost Chaucer scholar, Derek Brewer.
24.		Classical Mythology: The Romans by Peter Meineck Available on: Audio Download ($34.95) Rome grew from a tiny community of small hill villages near the River Tiber in central Italy to one of the most powerful empires the world has seen. The Romans themselves believed that their great city was founded in the middle of the eighth century BCE.
25.		The Iliad by Homer Abridged Edition Available on: Audio Download ($23.18) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette Perhaps the greatest poem of the Western world, The Iliad tells the story of 50 critical days toward the end of the Trojan war...