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The Western Canon of Plays

This is by no means a complete list, but a collection of notable works from some prominent playwrights. For sake of brevity, musicals and operas were excluded.
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Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
1
Sophocles
Oedipus the King (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King
2
Sophocles
Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles)
Oedipus at Colonus
3
Sophocles
Ajax (Sophocles)
Ajax
4
Sophocles
Electra (Sophocles)
Electra
5
Sophocles
Philoctetes - Sophocles
Philoctetes - Sophocles
6
Women of Trachis
Women of Trachis
7
Agamemnon (Aeschylus)
Agamemnon
8
Aeschylus
The Libation Bearers (Aeschylus)
The Libation Bearers
9
Aeschylus
The Eumenides (Aeschylus)
The Eumenides
10
Aeschylus
Persians (Aeschylus)
Persians
11
Aeschylus
Seven Against Thebes (Aeschylus)
Seven Against Thebes
12
Aeschylus
The Suppliants (Aeschylus)
The Suppliants
13
Aeschylus
Prometheus Bound (Aeschylus)
Prometheus Bound
14
Aeschylus
Alcestis (Euripides)
Alcestis
15
Euripides
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
16
Euripides
Heracleidae (Euripides)
Heracleidae
17
Euripides
Hippolytus (Euripides)
Hippolytus
18
Euripides
Andromache (Euripides)
Andromache
19
Euripides
Hecuba
Hecuba
20
The Suppliants (Euripides)
The Suppliants
21
Euripides
Electra (Euripides)
Electra
22
Euripides
Heracles
Heracles
23
Trojan Women (Euripides)
Trojan Women
24
Euripides
Iphigenia in Tauris (Euripides)
Iphigenia in Tauris
25
Euripides
Ion (Euripides)
Ion
26
Euripides
Helen (Euripides)
Helen
27
Euripides
Phoenician Women (Euripides)
Phoenician Women
28
Euripides
The Bacchae (Euripides)
The Bacchae
29
Euripides
Orestes
Orestes
30
Iphigenia at Aulis (Euripides)
Iphigenia at Aulis
31
Euripides
Cyclops
Cyclops
32
The Acharnians (Aristophanes)
The Acharnians
33
Aristophanes
The Assemblywomen
The Assemblywomen
34
The Birds
The Birds
35
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
36
Aristophanes
Frogs by Aristophanes
Frogs by Aristophanes
37
The Knights
The Knights
38
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
39
Aristophanes
Peace (Aristophanes)
Peace
40
Aristophanes
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