Classic Plays and Poetry

Explore 95 timeless works by Homer, Virgil, Shakespeare, Poe, and the great Greek and Roman dramatists. Read, search, listen, bookmark, take notes, with Ai assistant.

Step into a library built from the foundations of classical education. Classic Plays & Poetry brings together 95 timeless works from the greatest poets and playwrights of the ancient and early modern worlds. Read the epics of Homer and Virgil, experience the tragedies and comedies of ancient Greece and Rome, explore the complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare, and discover the haunting poetry of Edgar Allan Poe—all in one beautifully designed reader. These are the stories, characters, and ideas that have shaped literature, theatre, philosophy, and education for centuries. From the wrath of Achilles and the wanderings of Odysseus to the fall of Troy, the tragedies of Oedipus and Medea, the wit of Aristophanes and Terence, the ambition of Macbeth, and the midnight music of The Raven, these works never go out of fashion. A LIBRARY FOR STUDY AND ENJOYMENT Classic Plays & Poetry is equally at home in the classroom, the study, or a comfortable reading chair. Whether you are beginning a classical education, revisiting a favourite play, researching an ancient myth, preparing for a performance, or simply reading for pleasure, the app provides tools that help you engage more deeply with every work. EXPLORE A REMARKABLE COLLECTION The library includes: • Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey • Virgil’s Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid • All 38 plays of William Shakespeare • The surviving plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles • Ten tragedies by Euripides • All eleven surviving comedies of Aristophanes • All six surviving comedies of Terence • The Roman tragedies of Seneca • Octavia, preserved under its traditional attribution • The complete poetical works of Edgar Allan Poe
POWERFUL STUDY TOOLS • Search more than 70,000 passages across the entire collection • Jump directly from a search result to the relevant passage • Create study notes connected to exact sections and paragraphs • Bookmark memorable speeches, scenes, and verses • Resume reading from your saved position • Look up unfamiliar words without leaving the reader • Share quotations and notes for discussion or study • Adjust text size and choose light, dark, sepia, or system themes
LISTEN AS YOU READ Built-in audio reading lets you listen paragraph by paragraph while following the text. It is ideal for experiencing dramatic dialogue, hearing the movement of poetry, reviewing a work while travelling, or making the classics more accessible. UNDERSTAND DIFFICULT PASSAGES On supported Apple Intelligence devices, the private on-device Passage Guide can help explain difficult language, imagery, characters, themes, and historical context. Your selected passage is processed on the device, allowing you to study without sending your reading or notes to an external AI service. BUILT FOR READERS Classic Plays & Poetry requires no account and contains no advertising or tracking. Notes, bookmarks, and reading progress remain on your device. The app is designed to keep the literature—not distractions—at the centre of the experience. The app is free to download and includes a seven-day full-access preview. After the preview, a single non-consumable purchase unlocks the complete library and all reader features permanently. There are no subscriptions and no recurring charges. The classics have survived because every generation discovers something new within them. Begin your journey through the works that formed a classical education—and continue to inspire readers, writers, actors, students, and thinkers today.