This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and culture of Greece. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This is an fine example of one of R.C. Jebb's respected editions of Sophocles' plays, originally appearing in the last years of the 19th century. He gives literary and dramatic interpretations and translations that face the Greek text.