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/OCR-editions-2026-2028.
General Preface
Herodotus, Histories, Book 7: 207–226 and Book 8: 6–26
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
Plato, Crito 43a–end
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
Lucian, Charon 1–5, 15–21
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
Homer, Odyssey, Book 16: 201–451 and Book 22: 1–238
Introduction
Text Odyssey 16
Commentary Notes Odyssey 16
Text Odyssey 22
Commentary Notes Odyssey 22
Vocabulary
Sophocles, Electra 1–85, 254–416, 516–763
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
Aristophanes, Birds 1–259
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
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