Philoctetes 409 bce on how odysseus persuades the hero to join the trojan war. This book is a likely candidate to have contained sophocles discourse on his own development because ion was a. Most have carefully updated the translations to bring them even closer to the ancient greek while retaining the vibrancy for which our english versions. But if you want to increase your knowledge, get out your. To navigate the timeline, click and drag it with your mouse, or click on the timeline overview on the bottom. List of books and articles about sophocles online research library. Oedipus rex cambridge greek and latin classics 9780521617352. Student student life books the 10 ancient classics every student should read.
Ajax, antigone, women of trachis, oedipus rex, electra, philoctetes and oedipus at colonus. His father, sophilus, was a rich member of a small community, the rural deme. Sophocles, one of classical athens three great tragic playwrights, whose best known drama is oedipus the king. Oedipus the king 429 420 bce about the famous king who loved his mother a little too much. He is one of three greek tragedians whose plays have lived on. Antigone oedipus the king oedipus at colonus, and antigone, and more on. Sophocles books biography and list of works author of antigone. Sophocles is one of three ancient greek tragedians whose plays have survived. A substantial part of the searches, a satyr play, was recovered from papyri in egypt in modern times. Sophocles wins his first tragedy competition title unknown. Sophocles, one of classical athens three great tragic playwrights, whose bestknown drama is oedipus the king. The suda, which is an ancient 10th century encyclopedia, from which we know that sophocles wrote 123 plays out of which we have 7 complete plays. Although it was written before sophocles other two theban plays, chronologically it comes after the stories in oedipus the king and oedipus at colonus, and it picks up where aeschylus play seven against thebes ends.
Nonfiction but can also include ancient greek literature, myths, poetry, drama and philosophy. His first plays were written later than or contemporary with those of aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of euripides. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Sophocles biography sophocle sbysophocleswork814 sophocles 497 bc or 496 bc 406 bc was one of the three great ancient greek tragedians. As with other greek plays, sophocles work is not only a record of greek theatre but. It might help you with a project category education. Sophocles wrote over 120 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form. Cambridge core ancient history the cambridge ancient history edited by david m. Sophocles s most popular book is oedipus the king and other tragedies. Life of greek playwright sophocles, who suggests moderation in drinking beer. Best books on ancient greek history and literature ancient greece. Ancient tragedy and the origins of modern science by michael davis. Antigone is a tragedy by the ancient greek playwright sophocles, written around 442 bce.
Sixteen plays by aeschylus, sophocles, and euripides. Sophocles biography sophocles was an ancient greek playwright, born in colonus near athens, greece in 496 b. See all books authored by sophocles, including the three theban plays. Sophocles has 488 books on goodreads with 572407 ratings. For almost 50 years, sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramati. As students were buried in reading and assignments. The 10 ancient classics every student should read the.