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Sophocles
Sophocles (circa. 496 BCE - 406 BCE) was the second of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived to the present day. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than those of Euripides. According to the Suda, a 10th century encyclopedia, Sophocles wrote 120 or more plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form, namely Ajax, Antigone, Trachinian Women, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most-awarded playwright in the dramatic competitions of ancient Athens that took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. Sophocles competed in around thirty drama competitions; he won perhaps twenty four and never received lower than second place. Aeschylus won fourteen competitions and was defeated by Sophocles at times. Euripides won only four competitions.
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Books by Sophocles
Oedipus Rex: Literary Touchstone Edition
Average rating: 7.39
33 ratings
Antigone
Average rating: 6.84
32 ratings
Sophocles, The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
Average rating: 7.3
10 ratings
Oedipus Rex
Average rating: 6.29
7 ratings
The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus
Average rating: 6
6 ratings
Oedipus the King (Enriched Classics)
Average rating: 8.75
4 ratings