Sophocles was born about 495 B.C.E. Along with Aeschylus and Euripides he was one of the three most prominent ancient Greek tragedians. He wrote over a hundred plays, of which only seven still survive. The most famous of these are the 'Theban' or 'Oedipus' cycle. He died in 406 B.C.E. The Oedipus Cycle
Antigonetranslated by R. C. Jebb [1902]
Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex)translated by F. Storr [1912-3]
Oedipus at Colonustranslated by F. Storr [1912-3] Other Plays
Ajaxtranslated by R. C. Trevelyan [1919]
Electratranslated by R. C. Jebb [1873]
Philoctetestranslated by Thomas Francklin [1759]
The Trachiniaetranslated by R. C. Jebb [1902] |
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