Euripide vs Seven against Thebes: 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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Seven against Thebes
The third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes referred to as the Oedipodea. It concerns the battle between an Argive army led by Polynices and the army of Thebes…
The verdict
- Readers rate Euripide highest: Euripide 3.9 · Seven against Thebes 3.7.
- Seven against Thebes is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 11 for Euripide.
- Seven against Thebes has the widest readership — 91 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Euripide | Seven against Thebes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (91) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9) | 3.5 (21) |
Reception
| Euripide | Seven against Thebes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9 | 91 |
| Editions | 20 | 50 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 38 |
| Written reviews | — | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 8052 |
| Pages | 594 | 89 |