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1. americanrepertorytheater.org › media › sophocles-aSophocles: A Mythic Life | A.R.T.

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   Sophocles was a close friend of Pericles, the greatest ruler of fifth-century Athens, and it is not hard to read his plays as subtle cautions regarding the governance of the polis. The plague that ravages Thebes in Oedipus the King , for example, mirrored an epidemic that had recently swept through Athens, a city less than thirty miles from the ...

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   Sophocles ' life encompassed almost the entirety of the fifth century BCE. Born ca. 495 BCE into a wealthy Athenian family, the young Sophocles was chosen because of his beauty to lead the singing and dancing at the ceremony held in celebration of the Persians' defeat in the Second Persian War. The same good fortune followed him into adulthood ...

3. chs.harvard.edu › primary-source › sophocles-antigoneSophocles, Antigone - The Center for Hellenic Studies

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   Translation of R. C. Jebb Revised by Pierre Habel and Gregory Nagy Newly revised by the Hour 25 Antigone Team (Brian Prescott-Decie, Jacqui Donlon, Jessica Eichelburg, Claudia Filos, Sarah Scott) Outside the gates of Thebes. Antigone and Ismene enter. Antigone Ismene, my sister, who came from the same womb as I did, do you know any evil out […]

4. www.sparknotes.com › drama › oedipusSophocles and The Oedipus Plays Background - SparkNotes

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   Oedipus the King. The story of Oedipus was well known to Sophocles’ audience. Oedipus arrives at Thebes a stranger and finds the town under the curse of the Sphinx, who will not free the city unless her riddle is answered. Oedipus solves the riddle and, since the king has recently been murdered, becomes the king and marries the queen.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Antigone_(Sophocles_play)Antigone (Sophocles play) - Wikipedia

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   Antigone. (Sophocles play) Antigone ( / ænˈtɪɡəni / ann-TIG-ə-nee; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles in (or before) 441 BC and first performed at the Festival of Dionysus of the same year. It is thought to be the second oldest surviving play of Sophocles, preceded by Ajax, which was written ...

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   Sophoclesの作品 （インターフェイスは英語）- プロジェクト・グーテンベルク; Works of Sophocles at the Perseus Digital Library (Greek and English) Fragmentary Tragedies of Sophocles Project; Studies in Sophoclean Fragments; Films based on Sophocles plays; Life of Sophocles 『ソフォクレス』 - コトバンク