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I would like to start off by saying great idea for a thread, ziegl027!
Many of the books I would consider must-haves have already been mentioned. I would like to add another "metamorphoses" to this list, namely Ovid's! I love his hexametres, they are quite playful, and after reading it you would probably be familiar with almost any greek or roman mythological reference you come across.
I would also like to mention Daphnis and Chloe, by Longus, a greek romance novel from the 2nd cent. AD. It's not an often-quoted novel, but it is interesting to see how much modern romance novels have in common with something that was written almost 2000 years ago.
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