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Sophocles

Sophocles (circa. 496 BCE - 406 BCE) was the second of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived to the present day. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than those of Euripides. According to the Suda, a 10th century encyclopedia, Sophocles wrote 120 or more plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form, namely Ajax, Antigone, Trachinian Women, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most-awarded playwright in the dramatic competitions of ancient Athens that took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. Sophocles competed in around thirty drama competitions; he won perhaps twenty four and never received lower than second place. Aeschylus won fourteen competitions and was defeated by Sophocles at times. Euripides won only four competitions.

Born 496 B.C.
Died 406 B.C.

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  • Cover of: The Oedipus Tyrannus

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  • Cover of: Sophocles Antigone

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  • Cover of: Sophocles
    Cover of edition sophocleseditedw02sophuoft Cover of edition cu31924087948174 Cover of edition sophoclestragedi01sophiala Cover of edition sophocles01sophuoft Cover of edition sophocles00sophrich Cover of edition sophoclestextof00sophiala Cover of edition sophoclestextofs00sophuoft Cover of edition sophocleswitheng02soph Cover of edition sophoclessevenpl00soph First published in 1832 96 editions

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  • Cover of: The Electra of Sophocles.

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  • Cover of: The antigone
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  • Cover of: The Ajax of Sophocles

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  • Cover of: Philoktetes
    Cover of edition philoktetes0000soph_d6v1 Cover of edition philoktetes0000soph First published in 1553 43 editions

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  • Cover of: Oedipus at Colonus: closely translated from the Greek

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  • Cover of: Women of Trachis
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  • Cover of: Nine Greek dramas

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  • Cover of: The tragedies of Sophocles: a new translation

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  • Cover of: Sophoclis tragoediae: ad optimorum librorum fidem accurate editae.

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  • Cover of: The Theban plays
    Cover of edition thebanplays1994soph Cover of edition thebanplays00soph Cover of edition thebanplays00soph_0 Cover of edition thebanplayskingo00soph Cover of edition thebanplaysoedip00soph_955 First published in 1947 20 editions

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  • Cover of: Plays and fragments: with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose

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  • Cover of: Sophokles: the complete plays

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  • Cover of: Sophocle.
    First published in 1877 15 editions

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  • Cover of: Tragoediae
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  • Cover of: Antigona
    First published in 1960 12 editions

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  • Cover of: Sophoclis Fabulae
    First published in 1924 12 editions

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  • Cover of: The seven plays, in English verse by Lewis Campbell.

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Born 496 B.C.
Died 406 B.C.

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February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
October 15, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Added new photo
December 15, 2020 Edited by Lisa merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import