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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 CycleAntigonetranslated by R. C. Jebb [1902] Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex) translated by F. Storr [1912-3] Oedipus at Colonus translated by F. Storr [1912-3] Other PlaysAjaxtranslated by R. C. Trevelyan [1919] Electra translated by R. C. Jebb [1873] Philoctetes translated by Thomas Francklin [1759] The Trachiniae translated by R. C. Jebb [1902] |
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