Greek Tragedy and Western Philosophy

For those interested in the evoluton of western philosophy and Greek tragedy, there are two books that must be side-by-side in your personal library:

Sexual Personae, Camille Pagula, c. 1990
The Wooden Horse, Keld Zeruneith, c. 2007

Both are large books, best read once through to get an overview, and then to go back and read the portions that interest you most.

Paglia's book is a landmark book that covers the "art and decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson." To fully appreciate Sexual Personae one must be quite familiar with western literature.

The Wooden Horse is a comprehensive review of the evolution of human thought from Homer to Socrates. It really is very, very good. I think The Wooden Horse is a more scholarly book, but that is subject to debate.  The author is much more linear in his approach and thus easier to follow than Paglia's work.