Plutarch and Shakespeare

This is such an awesome coinkidink. =]

The Great Books series published by Britannica is a much better compilation of great Western classics than Harvard Classics. Not only are the choices better but the Great Books series is much more comprehensive. For example, for the Plutarch volume, the Great Books contains all his works (a total of about 900 words, plus its a bigger book than Harvard). On the other hand, Harvard Classics only has selections from his Morals. But all is well, because! (And please don't laugh at me for just realizing this) All the selections in the Harvard Classics cover the ones in which Shakespeare wrote plays for! YES! Specifically, Pericles, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony and Cleopatra! (those are all plays by Shakespeare). So, all is well. After Anna K, I shall try my very best to read Plutarch's work on Pericles, read Shakespeare's play on Pericles, read Plutarch's work on Coriolanus, read Shakespeare's play on Coriolanus, etc. etc. =]