15 Top classics books like Electra by Sophocles, J. Michael Walton

Electra

By: Sophocles , J. Michael Walton , None

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The Drama Classic edition of Sophocles' version of the Electra myth.

If you liked the classics plot in Electra by Sophocles, J. Michael Walton, None , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Hippolytos by Euripides, Robert Bagg

1. Hippolytos

By: Euripides , Robert Bagg

3.81

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

In most versions of the Hippolytos myth, Phaidra is depicted as an utterly debauched character, a w… read more

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"There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course; a quiet conscience."

-Euripides, Hippolytos

"I have pondered on the causes of a life's shipwreck. I think that our lives are worse than the mind's quality would warrant. There are many who know virtue. We know the good, we apprehend it clearly.…"

-Euripides, Hippolytos

"О Зевс! Зачем ты создавал жену? И это зло с его фальшивым блеском Лучам небес позволил обливать? Иль для того, чтоб род людской продолжить, Ты обойтись без женщины не мог? Иль из своих за медь и злат…"

-Euripides, Hippolytos

Cover of Herakles by Euripides, Christian Wolff, Thomas Sleigh

2. Herakles

By: Euripides , Christian Wolff , Thomas Sleigh

3.88

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

In Herakles, Euripides reveals with great subtlety and complexity the often brutal underpinnings of… read more

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  • mythology
"Even catastrophes grow weary, No wind can keep blasting all the time. And great happiness in the end falters. Yes, all is change."

-Euripides, Herakles

"... Misfortunes in the end Grow tired of plaguing; storms in time blow themselves out. So luck will change from man to man; and everything Yields place to something else. Despair is cowardly; The bra…"

-Euripides, Herakles

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3. Electra

By: Euripides , Janet Lempke

2.86

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the… read more

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  • fiction
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  • mythology
Cover of Iphigeneia in Tauris by Richmond Lattimore, Euripides

4. Iphigeneia in Tauris

By: Richmond Lattimore , Euripides

4.03

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

The modern reader may have difficulty conceiving of Iphigeneia in Tauris as tragedy, for the term i… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • mythology
Cover of The Bacchae by Euripides, Kenneth McLeish, None

5. The Bacchae

By: Euripides , Kenneth McLeish , None

3.92

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently h… read more

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  • mythology
"Cleverness is not wisdom."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"He who believes needs no explanation."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

-Euripides, The Bacchae

"Prepare yourselves for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!"

-Euripides, The Bacchae

Cover of Orestes by Euripides, John Peck, Frank Nisetich

6. Orestes

By: Euripides , John Peck , Frank Nisetich

4.03

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the… read more

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  • mythology
Cover of Eumenides (Oresteia, #3) by Aeschylus, Alan H. Sommerstein

7. Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

By: Aeschylus , Alan H. Sommerstein

3.85

Format: 320 pages, cloth

Sommerstein presents a freshly constituted text, with introduction and commentary, of Eumenides, th… read more

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  • mythology
"My heart's a dance of fear."

-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

"Quando dorme la mente scintilla di mille occhi"

-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

"Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community."

-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

"ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Onc…"

-Aeschylus, Eumenides (Oresteia, #3)

8. Electra

By: Sophocles , J. Michael Walton , None

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The Drama Classic edition of Sophocles' version of the Electra myth. read more

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  • theatre
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  • mythology

9. The Trojan Women

By: Euripides , Gilbert Murray

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

"This is a new translation of the classic play. It combines a poet's translation with a scholar's i… read more

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  • mythology
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10. The Libation Bearers (Oresteia, #2)

By: Aeschylus

3.80

Format: 43 pages, None

Produced in 458 BC, Aeschylus' Choephori is the second play in the Oresteian trilogy. Many years af… read more

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  • mythology
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11. The Suppliants

By: Aeschylus

3.41

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

A shrine is stronger than a tower to save, A shield that none may cleave. Step swift thereto, And i… read more

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  • literature
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • mythology
Cover of Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus, None, James Scully, C. John Herington

12. Prometheus Bound

By: Aeschylus , None , James Scully , C. John Herington

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Featuring an insightful introduction, comprehensive commentary on plot, characters, structure, and … read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • literature
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • mythology
Cover of Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1) by Aeschylus, Patricia E. Easterling, John Harrison, Judith Affleck, None

13. Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

By: Aeschylus , Patricia E. Easterling , John Harrison , Judith Affleck , None

3.83

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this se… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • literature
  • fiction
  • plays
  • mythology
"Every medicine is vain."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

"A curse burns bright on crime."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

"There is no avoidance in delay."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

"In war, the first casualty is truth."

-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)

14. Alcestis

By: William Arrowsmith , Euripides

3.84

Format: 467 pages, Paperback

"The Alcestis would hardly confirm its author's right to be acclaimed 'the most tragic of the poets… read more

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15. Iphigenia in Aulis

By: Euripides , Nicholas Rudall

3.84

Format: 467 pages, Paperback

Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter in order to ensure the good fortune of his forces in the Troj… read more

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16. Thesmophoriazusae

By: Aristophanes , S. Douglas Olson

3.93

Format: 152 pages, hardback

Thesmophoriazusae was performed in Athens in 411 BCE, most likely at the City Dionysia, and is amon… read more

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17. Cyclops

By: Euripides , David Konstan , Heather McHugh

3.80

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create th… read more

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18. Andromache

By: Euripides , Marianne McDonald , F. Michael Walton , None

3.28

Format: 5 pages, Paperback

Andromache takes place in the aftermath of the Trojan War. Andromache has become a concubine to Ach… read more

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19. The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

By: Aeschylus

3.73

Format: 41 pages, Paperback

Third play of a trilogy (the other two are lost) about the doomed family of Laius and Oedipus and h… read more

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"His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best."

-Aeschylus, The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

"Obedience is mother to success and is wedded to safety."

-Aeschylus, The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

"But you cannot speak of any glory for happenings that are at once evil and held in dishonor."

-Aeschylus, The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

"Commander against commander, brother against brother, enemy against enemy, I will take my stand. Quick, bring my greaves to protect against spears and stones!"

-Aeschylus, The Seven Against Thebes (Dover Thrift Editions)

20. Medea

By: Euripides , Rex Warner

3.42

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medeacenters on the myth of Jason, leader… read more

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21. Rhesos (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)

By: Euripides

3.30

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

English, Greek (translation) read more

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15 must-read fiction books like Electra by Sophocles, J. Michael Walton

Transform Your Habits

Hippolytos

Euripides , Robert Bagg

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Herakles

Euripides , Christian Wolff , Thomas Sleigh

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Electra

Euripides , Janet Lempke

2.86

Transform Your Habits

Iphigeneia in Tauris

Richmond Lattimore , Euripides

4.03

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18 must-read fiction books like The Trojan Women by Euripides, Gilbert Murray

Transform Your Habits

Women of Trachis

C.K. Williams , Sophocles , Gregory W. Dickerson

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Ecclesiazusae (or Women in Council) ()

Aristophanes

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Lysistrata

Aristophanes , Sarah Ruden

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)

Sophocles , John Harrison , Shomit Dutta

3.92

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