Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) vs Sophocles: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Oedipus, Tragedy, Greek drama, Drama
Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos)
Oedipus Rex chronicles the story of Oedipus, a man that becomes the king of Thebes and was always destined from birth to murder his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta. The play is an example of a classic tragedy,…
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Sophocles
Sophocles' Philoctetes is one of the most widely read Greek tragedies today but is a complex and challenging play to interpret. Its representation of Philoctetes as a sufferer of physical and emotional pain gives it…
The verdict
- Readers rate Sophocles highest: Sophocles 3.9 · Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) 3.6.
- Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Sophocles.
- Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) has the widest readership — 33 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) | Sophocles | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (13) |
Reception
| Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) | Sophocles | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 33 | 13 |
| Editions | 188 | 96 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 29256 |
| Pages | 84 | 325 |