Antigone vs Euripide: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Greek drama, Continental european drama, Drama

Cover of Antigone

Antigone Sophocles · 1581 ★★★★☆ 3.8 79 pages · ≈ 1 h 28 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Euripide

Euripide Euripides · 1884 ★★★★☆ 4.0 594 pages · ≈ 11 h 00 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Euripide higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 9 votes.
Antigone is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 11 for Euripide.
Euripide is the easier read (Challenging), Antigone more demanding (Demanding).

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