Bacchae vs Iphigenia in Tauris: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Bacchantes, Pentheus, Rhesus, Dionysus, Iphigenia, Greek drama
Bacchae
In Bacchae, one of the great masterpieces of the tragic genre, Euripides tells the story of king Pentheus' resistance to the worship of Dionysus and his horrific punishment by the god: dismemberment at the hands of…
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Iphigenia in Tauris
This is the translation of the Euripides play about the princess Iphigeneia who narrowly avoided death by sacrifice at the hands of her father, Agamemnon. She was saved by the goddess Artemis, to whom the sacrifice was…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Iphigenia in Tauris has the widest readership — 2168 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Bacchae | Iphigenia in Tauris | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (2168) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | — |
Reception
| Bacchae | Iphigenia in Tauris | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 2168 |
| Editions | 127 | 63 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1939 |
| Reading it now | — | 18 |
| Written reviews | — | 202 |
| Wikipedia attention | 13252 | 3071 |
| Pages | 234 | 186 |