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- Sophocles was one of the three great masters of the genre of Greek tragedy. His life spanned the 5th century bce, and saw him compose approximately 123 dramas, while simultaneously occupying a series of important offices within the democratic state of ancient Athens.
His first artistic triumph was in 468 BC, when he took first prize in the Dionysia, beating the reigning master of Athenian drama, Aeschylus.
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Jul 12, 2024 · Sophocles (born c. 496 bce, Colonus, near Athens [Greece]—died 406, Athens) was, along with Aeschylus and Euripides, one of classical Athens’s three great tragic playwrights. The best known of his 123 dramas is Oedipus the King.
- Sophocles was an ancient Greek dramatist who lived from about 496 to about 406 BCE. He wrote over 100 plays and was one of the three famous Greek t...
- Sophocles was one of the three great Greek tragedians. Of his eight plays (seven full, one fragmented) that remain today, his most famous is Oedipu...
- Sophocles is thought to have written over 100 plays, but only seven fully survive today: Ajax, Antigone, Trachinian Women, Oedipus the King, Electr...
- Sophocles influenced playwriting phenomenally. His introduction of a third speaking character was groundbreaking, as was his use of painted sets. H...
- Sophocles died aged 90 years old in 406 BCE. Sophocles was the second-born of the three famous Greek tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripide...
Jul 18, 2020 · The Ancient Greeks created a new art form, the tragedy, of which Sophocles was a master. This painting is inspired by one of his famed characters, Antigone, and was created by Nikiforos Lytras in 1865.
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Sep 29, 2013 · Sophocles of Kolōnos (c. 496 - c. 406 BCE) was one of the most famous and celebrated writers of tragedy plays in ancient Greece and his surviving works, written throughout the 5th century BCE, include such classics as Oedipus Rex, Antigone, and Women of Trachis.
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Jul 15, 2024 · Sophocles was a master of his craft. He was a Greek tragedy playwright who lived from 496 to 406 BCE. Sophocles was one of the most famous Greek tragedians of his time, along with Aeschylus and Euripides.
Jul 12, 2024 · Sophocles - Greek Tragedy, Oedipus, Antigone: Only seven of Sophocles’ tragedies survive in their entirety, along with 400 lines of a satyr play, numerous fragments of plays now lost, and 90 titles.
Mar 7, 2023 · Sophocles was one of the three great masters of the genre of Greek tragedy. His life spanned the 5th century bce, and saw him compose approximately 123 dramas, while simultaneously occupying a series of important offices within the democratic state of ancient Athens.
