/lit/ - Literature

Hey /lit/, I will be applying to uni as a classics major soon, and would like to read several books before then. However, I want to know where to begin from an academic standpoint; I already read light literature for leisure. I am somewhat competent in Latin and novice at Greek, but I would like to postpone the Roman and Greek literature until I am fully capable of reading it in their respective languages. Therein lies my issue: I cannot start with the Greeks! So, if I want to begin reading more major works, but I still want to be able to understand the context, where should I look? English literature? History? Or should I just swallow my pride and read Greek literature in English?
>inb4 start with the babylonians