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Library guide
If you landed here from the popular Substack question—what’s the best order for Greek tragedy?—this page bridges that essay to the editions already on the Books of Titans shelf. Start with Aeschylus, move through Sophocles, then Euripides; finish with Aristophanes’ Frogs if you want the comic coda that argues with tragedy.
Begin with the Oresteia, then branch into earlier and related plays in the library.
The Theban cycle next—then the broader Sophocles volumes.
After the Theban arc, Euripides opens the range—from Medea and Bacchae to the later cycles.
The Frogs stages a contest about tragedy itself; useful after you’ve read Aeschylus and Euripides.
Browse the 200 authors hub or the full reading log when you’re ready to leave the tragedians.