Alcestis vs Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos): Which Should You Read?
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Alcestis
"Euripides' Alcestic - perhaps the most anthologized Attic drama - is an ideal test for students reading their first play in the original Greek. Literary commentaries and language aids in most editions are too advanced…
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Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos)
Oedipus Rex chronicles the story of Oedipus, a man that becomes the king of Thebes and was always destined from birth to murder his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta. The play is an example of a classic tragedy,…
The verdict
- Readers rate Alcestis highest: Alcestis 3.8 · Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) 3.6.
- Alcestis has the widest readership — 24510 ratings behind its score.
- Alcestis runs the darker storyline; Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Alcestis | Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (24510) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (7) | — |
Reception
| Alcestis | Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24510 | 33 |
| Editions | 111 | 188 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 47819 | — |
| Reading it now | 1747 | — |
| Written reviews | 3625 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3824 | — |
| Pages | 83 | 84 |