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Sophcles was a dramatist whose long career came between his contemporaries Aeschylus and Euripides. A respected public figure of Athens, he was both a priest and a general (an elected position), but he is best known for the many dramatic prizes he won after 468 B.C. Like the elder Aeschylus, Sophocles was known as an innovator. He is credited with introducing a third actor, expanding the chorus from 12 to 15 players and replacing the trilogy form with self-contained tragedies. It is estimated he wrote more than 120 plays, of which only seven are extant (hundreds of fragments survived also). His most famous play, Oedipus Tyrannus (also known as Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King), is considered by many to be the apex of Greek dramatic irony. His other plays include Antigone, Electra, Trachiniae (The Women of Trachis) and Oedipus at Colonus (produced after his death).
Sophocles was a Greek writer of tragedy.
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∙ 14y agoSophocles wrote Antigone.
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Was the author of Antigone Sophocles or Anouilh?
Sophocles
What was sophocles full name?
Sophocles Herberius Tymmnastus.
What is the name of the blind prophet in sophocles' Oedipus?
The name of the blind prophet in sophocles' oedipus rex is teiresias.
What wrote 'Antigone'?
Sophocles
Who wrote the Oedipus?
Sophocles.
Was sophocles's a psychiatrist?
No, sophocles was a scientist.
Who was Sophocles a student of?
Sophocles was the student of Aeschylus
Was the author of Antigone Sophocles or Anouilh?
Sophocles
Who are 3 Greek authors of tragedy?
i'm pretty sure they are Euripides, Aeschylus and Sophocles
How to pronounce sophocles?
Sophocles was pronounces Soff-oh-clees
When was Sophocles Alexiou born?
Sophocles Alexiou was born in 1961.
When was Sophocles Papas born?
Sophocles Papas was born in 1894.
When did Sophocles Papas die?
Sophocles Papas died in 1986.
What civilization did Sophocles live in and What language did Sophocles write in?
Sophocles lived in the democracy of ancient Athens. He wrote in ancient Greek.
Who is Sarah sophocles?
Sarah Sophocles is an awesome person who lubs her friends!!!!!!!
What year did Sophocles die?
The year Sophocles die is at 479 B.C.
What is Sophocles name?
Sophocles name in greek is Σοφοκλῆς. The Greek pronunciation is [sopʰoklɛ̂ːs]
