The Complete Surviving Plays of Sophocles
- ISBN-10
- 1536981044
- ISBN-13
- 9781536981049
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-08-09
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Author
- Sophocles
Description
Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian. Sophocles is thought to have written over 120 plays but only 7 have survived. Sophocles' most famous work is the classic Oedipus trilogy and he was the most celebrated playwright for over 50 years in ancient Athens having won most of the competitions he entered. This collection includes the following plays: Oedipus the King Oedipus at Colonus Antigone Ajax Philoctetes Electra The Trachiniae
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