<div><p>Meineck and Woodruff's new annotated translations of Sophocles' <i>Ajax</i>, <i>Women of Trachis</i>, <i>Electra</i>, and <i>Philoctetes</i> combine the same standards of accuracy, concision, clarity, and powerful speech that have so often made their <i>Theban Plays</i> a source of epiphany in the classroom and of understanding in the theatre. Woodruff's Introduction offers a brisk and stimulating discussion of central themes in Sophoclean drama, the life of the playwright, staging issues, and each of the four featured plays.</p></div>