The only exam-board approved book for the texts examined as part of OCR's AS and A Level in Classical Greek for examinations in 2026–28.
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.
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The only exam-board approved book for the texts examined as part of OCR's AS and A Level in Classical Greek for examinations in 202628.
General Preface
Herodotus, Histories, Book 7: 207226 and Book 8: 626
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
Plato, Crito 43aend
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
Lucian, Charon 15, 1521
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
Homer, Odyssey, Book 16: 201451 and Book 22: 1238
Introduction
Text Odyssey 16
Commentary Notes Odyssey 16
Text Odyssey 22
Commentary Notes Odyssey 22
Vocabulary
Sophocles, Electra 185, 254416, 516763
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
Aristophanes, Birds 1259
Introduction
Text
Commentary Notes
Vocabulary
Matthew Barr is Head of Classics at RMS for Girls, UK.
John Claughton taught Classics at Eton for 17 years and was Chief Master of King Edward's School, Birmingham from 2006 to 2016, UK.
Benedict Gravell teaches Classics at Westminster School, UK.
Ellice Hetherington teaches Classics at Harrow School, UK.
Rowena Hewes teaches Classics at Westminster School, UK.
Stuart R. Thomson is a Lector in Classical Languages at the University of Oxford, UK.
