Sophokles vs The plays of Euripides: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Tragedy, Criticism and interpretation, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Drama
Sophokles
This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone• Oedipus…
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The plays of Euripides
Euripides’ classic play, based on the myth of Jason and Medea, about a barbarian woman who retaliates against the husband who leaves her—here in the 1912 translation by Gilbert Murray into English rhyming verse. With…
The verdict
- The plays of Euripides is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Sophokles.
Reception
| Sophokles | The plays of Euripides | |
|---|---|---|
| Editions | 17 | 19 |
| Wikipedia attention | 29256 | — |
| Pages | 479 | 64 |