A review by izzyske
The Theban Plays by Sophocles

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

only read this translation as i got a free copy - never read old translations if you have the choice to pick a modern one. rated it this bc the story itself is great (surprised me how cool it was), but am not comfortable giving it higher since this is an old translation, so i have no modern critiques/translations to compare it against. this translation is extremely heavy on having very christian terminology which was very obvious (though this was actually very helpful as you could tell distinctly which bits to take with a bucket of salt), but the OG author does explain to an extent these choices in the introduction which is a pretty good thing for them to do. the chorus particularly sounds intensely biblical in their language which comes across as very comical in 2022 imo. great story though and once i've read a modern translation or two i'll update this.