Euripides vs The tragedies of Sophocles: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Tragedy, Greek drama, Greek Mythology
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Euripides’ theater of ideas / William arrowsmith -- Euripides and the gods / G. M. A. Grube -- The virtues of Admetus / Anne Pippin Burnett -- On Euripides’ Medea / Eilhard Schlesinger -- The…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The tragedies of Sophocles highest: The tragedies of Sophocles 4.3 · Euripides 3.8.
- Euripides is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The tragedies of Sophocles.
- The tragedies of Sophocles has the widest readership — 5574 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Euripides | The tragedies of Sophocles | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (27) | 4.3 (5574) |
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Reception
| Euripides | The tragedies of Sophocles | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27 | 5574 |
| Editions | 8 | 27 |
| Citations | — | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 45 | — |
| Reading it now | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 4 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 34590 | — |
| Pages | 177 | 376 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Euripides or The tragedies of Sophocles?
The tragedies of Sophocles has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The tragedies of Sophocles 4.3/5, Euripides 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Euripides or The tragedies of Sophocles?
Euripides is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Euripides (177 pages, ≈ 3 h 17 m); The tragedies of Sophocles (376 pages, ≈ 6 h 58 m).
Which is harder to read: Euripides or The tragedies of Sophocles?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Euripides: Challenging; The tragedies of Sophocles: Demanding.