Title: Review of Grene's Translation of Sophocles
Product review: I cannot compare Grene's translation with the original, as I have never read it, but, as an independent entity, Grene's work is masterful. The prose, especially in Oedipus Rex, is well-paced and dramatic. Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone, perhaps appropriately, fawn in comparison, but are nevertheless well-wrought and engaging.This book, as, I'm assuming, all works in the Lattimore-Greene collection, lacks the in text resources to carry the laymen along. One must have an acute knowledge of Greek mythology to catch all the references, as there are no helpful footnotes or endnotes. The introductions to this text are of lesser quality than Lattimore's introduction to the Orestia.
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