Learned Sock Challenge

[daisyninjagirl]

 I've noticed some enthusiastic souls collecting lists of nominations for particular genres that appeal to them.  In this post I want to give a shout out to nominations that need a bit of specialty knowledge - maybe the source is pre-20th century or particularly obscure, or there's a lot of scholarship about it, or a lot of historical research would help when writing it.  For people who love a good meaty challenge, basically.    I'm omitting individual fairy tales and nursery rhymes because these are often very accessible through 20th/21st century retellings, but kept in the big collections like Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights.  

 

What makes a Learned Sock nomination?  It's very much in the eye of the beholder - if you've spotted some research heavy nominations not already listed, please mention them in the comments and I will add them.

Mythology, Religion and Fairy Tale Collections

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Ancient, Classical and Medieval Literature

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18th and 19th Century Western Literature

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Eastern Literature
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Plays and Opera
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Historical RPF Fandoms
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20th/21st Century but very research heavy
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Who the Heck Knows?
Voynich Manuscript (Book)