Sophocles (Author of Oedipus Rex)

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Sophocles

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Colonus, Attica, Greece

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Theatre, Poetry

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Sophocles (497/496 BC-406/405 BC), (Greek: 危慰蠁慰魏位萎蟼 ; German: Sophokles , Russian: 小芯褎芯泻谢 , French: Sophocle ) was an ancient Greek tragedian, known as one of three from whom at least one play has 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 over 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 fifty 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 ...more

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	Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 230,900 ratings — published -429 — 1460 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3) 3.68 avg rating — 169,168 ratings — published -441 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone 3.99 avg rating — 69,484 ratings — published -450 — 625 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antigone - Oedipus the King - Electra by Sophocles, Edith Hall (Editor), H.D.F. Kitto (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 16,334 ratings — published -429 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 15,854 ratings — published -401 — 388 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Electra 3.82 avg rating — 13,754 ratings — published -410 — 562 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sophocles II: Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes (Complete Greek Tragedies, #4) by Sophocles, David Grene (Editor), Michael Jameson (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 6,815 ratings — published -450 — 130 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ajax 3.92 avg rating — 6,723 ratings — published -440 — 431 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sophocles: The Complete Plays 4.26 avg rating — 5,180 ratings — published -401 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philoctetes 3.89 avg rating — 4,873 ratings — published -409 — 352 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Theban Plays (3 books)
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“One word
Frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
That word is love.”
― Sophocles

tags: love, pain

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“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”
― Sophocles, Antigone

tags: change, character, course, crime, failure, mistakes, pride, yield

1213 likes

“Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.”
― Sophocles

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Which do you prefer to read after "The Odyssey?

The Marriage Of Cadmus and Harmony

2 votes, 50.0%

Historical novel by Mary Renault

1 vote, 25.0%

Play by Aristophanes , Euripides , or Sophocles

1 vote, 25.0%

Graphic novel Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth

0 votes, 0.0%

Poetry

0 votes, 0.0%

Adapted epic or play

0 votes, 0.0%

Something I'll write below in comments

0 votes, 0.0%

4 total votes

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