Recommend works that are multiple volumesHere are some>Oxford's History of Western Music.Six volumes, or five with the last volume, the bibliography and index, distributed over the others. Currently reading the unabridged version and it is wonderful writing, a sort of "story of music" showing how different movements and figures are responding to others and how to appreciate them in context>A History of Philosophy Nine volumes, with a tenth and an eleventh written later. Despite being explicitly for a Catholic readership, this work is much more objective than Russell's and the writing is immensely engaging. >Friedrich Schiller: Poet of FreedomFour volumes, this anthology of Schiller's work is mostly notable for its commendable translation, with the translators believing that Schiller must not only be translated literally but that his meter and rhythm are inherent to his work and also must be thoroughly maintained. They even adhere to his rhyme scheme where he uses one. More about it here>>24988997>A Student's Guide Through the Great Physics TextsFour volumes. This series aims to teach physics through primary sources stretching back to antiquity. The justification for this is given at length in the text itself so I won't impose on /lit/'s attention span here, I will only say it is wonderful readingTo wind-up, here are some works on Medieval history that not only deal with an epic subject but are addictive reading >The Pageant of EnglandFour volumes, a history of the Plantagenets, the longest dynasty in English history. The author, like Shelby Foote, was otherwise a novelist and journalist, so he is very readable.>A History of the CrusadesHighly academic yet mesmerizing even for the layman. Posits the Crusades as a the eventual and inevitable expansion of the barbarian conquest of the Roman Empire, colliding with the Islamic conquest of the Roman Empire.>The Hundred Years WarFive volumes. Forget binging Netflix, this series will bringing a more memorable cast of characters and more plot twists and double-crossed than any tv show.
>>24989842Harvard History of Imperial China
>>24989842Classical music is the supreme art form.
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I'm on the first volume of the History of Religious Ideas by Mircea Eliad. Pretty good stuff, so far. Attempts to relate the religions of different ages to their material conditions and to migratory patterns.
