classical texts
Homer and Plato
Classical texts are writings from ancient Greece and Rome—works by Homer, Plato, Virgil, and their contemporaries—that form the foundation of Western literary and philosophical tradition.
The term extends to foundational works of other cultures: classical texts of Chinese philosophy, classical texts of Hinduism.
In academic contexts, classical texts are simply canonical works in any field: the classical texts of economics.
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- sacred textsHoly religious writings
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
comedy · biography · psalm · dialogue · tragedy · Confucianism · canon · literary canon · sutra · Homer · antiquity · treatise · manuscript · primary source · oral tradition · self-cultivation · moral teachings · ancient wisdom
- medieval educationliberal arts, trivium, scriptorium, copying, religious instruction
- humanitiesphilosophy, history, literature, philosophy class, novels
- classicsHomer, Iliad, the Iliad, Odyssey, the Odyssey
- Ancient ChinaShang dynasty, Han dynasty, Confucius, Warring States period, oracle bones
- LatinLatin, Latin vocabulary, Latin roots, Latin alphabet, Latin phrases
- RenaissanceLeonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Mona Lisa
classical textspulp fiction
Sensational cheap literature
popular fiction · dime novels · penny dreadfuls · airport novels · potboilers
classical textsoral traditions
Culture transmitted through speech
digital media · multimedia content · podcasts · audiobooks · streaming media