OCR Anthology for Classical Greek AS and A Level: 2026-2028

by Matthew Barr, John Claughton, Benedict Gravell, Ellice Hetherington, Rowena Hewes

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350379633
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/07/2025
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	6.65(w) x 9.61(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

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.

Ben Gravell teaches Classics at Westminster School, UK.

Stuart R. Thomson is a Lector in Classical Languages at the University of Oxford, UK.

Table of Contents

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