Iphigenia in Aulis vs Prolegomena ad Homerum, sive, De operum Homericorum prisca et genuina forma variisque mutationibus et probabili ratione emendandi: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Other prose: classical, Ancient, Greek literature, Literary Criticism, Mythology

Cover of Iphigenia in Aulis

Iphigenia in Aulis Euripides · 1831 ★★★★☆ 3.8 127 pages · ≈ 2 h 21 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Prolegomena ad Homerum, sive, De operum Homericorum prisca et genuina forma variisque mutationibus et probabili ratione emendandi

Prolegomena ad Homerum, sive, De operum Homericorum prisca et genuina forma variisque mutationibus et probabili ratione emendandi Friedrich August Wolf · 1795 298 pages · ≈ 5 h 31 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Iphigenia in Aulis is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Prolegomena ad Homerum, sive, De operum Homericorum prisca et genuina forma variisque mutationibus et probabili ratione emendandi.

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