Euripide vs The complete plays of Sophocles: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Greek drama, Continental european drama, Greek Mythology, Drama
Euripide
Ten tragedies by one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, namely Hecuba, Orestes, The Phœnician Virgins, Medea, Hippolytus, Alcestis, The Bacchæ, The Heraclidæ, Iphigenia in Aulis, and Iphigenia in Tauris.
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The complete plays of Sophocles
Oedipus the King - Antigone - Electra - AjaxTrachinian Women - Philoctetes - Oedipus at ColonusThe greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles wrote over 120 plays, surpassing his older…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The complete plays of Sophocles is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 11 for Euripide.
- Euripide has the widest readership — 9 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Euripide | The complete plays of Sophocles | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9) | — |
Reception
| Euripide | The complete plays of Sophocles | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9 | 1 |
| Editions | 20 | 7 |
| Citations | — | 34 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Pages | 594 | 261 |