The only exam-board approved book for OCR's Greek AS and A-Level set text prescriptions for examination 2026-28 giving full Greek text, commentary and vocabulary and a detailed introduction for each text that also covers the prescription to be read in English for A Level. The texts covered are:
AS and A Level Groups 1 & 3
Herodotus, Histories, Book 7: 207-226
Plato, Crito 43a-48d
Homer, Odyssey, Book 16: 201-451
Sophocles, Electra 1-85 and 254-416
A Level Groups 2 & 4
Herodotus, Histories, Book 8: 6-26
Plato, Crito 48d-end
Lucian, Charon 1-5, 15- 21
Homer, Odyssey, Book 22: 1-238
Sophocles, Electra 516-763
Aristophanes, Birds 1-259
Supporting resources are available on the Companion Website: https://bloomsbury.pub/OCReditions-2026-2028.
Paperback / softback | 528 pages | Published May 2025
