Sophocles
Sign in to saveSophocles (; , , Sophoklễs; 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, w
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Sophocles was an ancient Greek playwright who lived from 497/496 to 406/405 BC and wrote over 120 plays, of which only seven survive complete today—including famous works like *Oedipus Rex* and *Antigone*. He matters because he was one of the three most important Greek tragedians whose works have endured, and he dominated Athens's theater competitions for nearly 50 years, making him a central figure in the development of Western drama.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 0496-00-00
- Died
- 0406-00-00
- Works
- 517
Top works
- Antigone in usum scholarum
- Tragoediae graece et latine
- Sophokleous Elektra = Sophoclis Electra
- Sophokleous Antigonē
- Philoktetes
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Writing · Colonus, Athens, Greece
Sophocles (c. 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women…
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14 sectionsContents
- Life
- Works and legacy
- Theban plays
- Subjects
- Composition and inconsistencies
- Other plays
- Fragmentary plays
- Sophocles's view of his own work
- Reception
- Locations named after
- See also
- References
- Sources
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Sophocles (; , , Sophoklễs; 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in 30 competitions, won 24, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won 13 competitions and was sometimes beaten by Sophocles; Euripides won four.
The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays, though each was part of a different tetralogy (the other members of which are now lost). Sophocles influenced the development of drama, most importantly by adding a third actor (attributed to Sophocles by Aristotle; to Aeschylus by Themistius), thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot. He also developed his characters to a greater extent than earlier playwrights.