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.
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.
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