Sophocles II: Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, The Trackers (The Complete Greek Tragedies)

I'm now retired (though not old enough to have met the playwright!) and have some more time for "remedial humanities." After taking a course in ancient Greek theater, I wanted to read these. It's a very good, readable translation that conveys the spirit of the original. If you're a Sophocles fan (and I'm talking to both of you!), you'll enjoy it.

You can decide for yourself whether you like the substance of this classic work. This review refers to the University of Chicago Press edition. The translations are excellent and very readable, as are the introductions to each work. The UC Press publication is very high quality. Smooth paper for margin notes and crisp printing.

If you're ordering this book for a class just make sure your professor is using the same copy & not an older one because the page numbers change, even the translation is slightly different, for example one instance the older copy said ghosts & this copy used phantoms instead. This is something my professor discovered in class. Thankfully his copy is the only older one, but it does cause confusion from time to time so just make sure you take that into account when ordering it or making your students purchase this. Other than that, its a great copy/translation of these works. The introduction before each piece is very informative & insightful. It definitely helped other students less familiar with ancient literature get a better grasping of what to look out for.

Very good translation of some wonderful plays by Sophocles.

I received Sophocles I through Online Great Books and decided to buy this to accompany it. Glad I did. This publisher does a fantastic job with the physical book itself and the translations

Quality and translations are great

Needed for mythology, happy with purchase

The 2 stars is for the translation, which is awful

The best modern translation