The Epic of Gilgamesh
Epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia, regarded as the earliest surviving notable literature and the second oldest religious text, after the Pyramid Texts
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Middlesex
Historic county in southeast England
The Trojan Women
Tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides
Alcestis
Princess in Greek mythology, known for her love of her husband
Medea
Daughter of King Aetes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios
The Bacchae
Ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
1997 book by Anne Fadiman that chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family from Houaysouy, Sainyabuli Province, Laos, the Lees, and their interactions with the health care system in Merced, California