Electra vs Medea: Which Should You Read?
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Electra
Electra is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Set in the city of Argos a few years after the Trojan War, it recounts the tale of Electra and the vengeance that she and her brother Orestes take on their mother Clytemnestra…
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Medea
"Medea has been betrayed. Her husband, Jason, has left her for a younger woman. He has forgotten all the promises he made and is even prepared to abandon their two sons. But Medea is not a woman to accept such…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Medea highest: Medea 4.0 · Electra 3.7.
- Medea has the widest readership — 90648 ratings behind its score.
- Medea reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 6 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Electra | Medea | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (59997) | 4.0 (90648) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (26) | 3.8 (141) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (18) |
Reception
| Electra | Medea | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 59997 | 90648 |
| Editions | 79 | 157 |
| Citations | 1 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 10341 | 54658 |
| Reading it now | — | 969 |
| Written reviews | 725 | 5110 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6426 | 16020 |
| Pages | 83 | 87 |