The author of more than 65 articles on topics as varied as intellectual history, numismatics, music theory, law and Greek history; author, co-author or editor of seven books (with two more in the works) and a professor at Northwestern lists his top three works of Classical literature. 1. Iliad, HomerIn profound poetry, Homer explores the theme of the value of community and what happens when a great man allows his own sense of honor and personal pride to come before community welfare. 2. Agamemnon, AeschylusThe greatest Greek tragedy, a compressed explosion on dysfunctional families and the abuse of women, corruption of power and the gods’ indifference to humans. 3. Aeneid, VirgilA modern epic on the dehumanization of empire building, on earthy success and on what that success costs in human terms. Every NU student should read… The four Gospels in the New Testament and Civilization and its Discontents, Sigmund Freud.(Discussed what every NU student should read with Classics department colleagues and could not settle on any singular work. Chose Civilization as it is an exciting book by perhaps the most important intellectual of the 20th century.)