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Sophocles

Ancient and Classical Literature

Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from the classical era from whom at least two plays survive complete. He wrote more than 120 plays, of which seven survive whole: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost fifty years he was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of Athens, competing in thirty contests, winning twenty four, and never placing lower than second. He influenced the development of drama by adding a third actor to the stage, reducing the importance of the chorus, and his Theban plays featuring Oedipus and Antigone remain his most famous work. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
496 BCE 1
Death Year
406 BCE 1
Wikipedia's lead gives his death as the winter of 406 or 405 BC.
Disputed
Birth Year
497 BCE 1
Wikipedia's lead gives Sophocles's birth as circa 497 or 496 BC.
Classification
Original Language
Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc, ISO 639-3) 1
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In Genre

Tragedy, Genres
Source Sophocles (Wikipedia)

Works Attributed

Antigone, Works
Source Wikipedia: Antigone (Sophocles play)
Oedipus Rex, Works
Source Oedipus Rex (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Sophocles (Wikipedia)
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    Sophocles ... was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full.
  • lead paragraph
    was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full
  • In Genre: Tragedy, Infobox, genre field
    Genre: Tragedy
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Oedipus Rex (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWorks Attributed: Oedipus Rex, Lead section, authorship
Quote, Works Attributed: Oedipus Rex, Lead section, authorship
Oedipus Rex...is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles.
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Wikipedia: Antigone (Sophocles play)
Works Attributed: Antigone, Infobox, author field
Quote, Works Attributed: Antigone, Infobox, author field
Author: Sophocles
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