Sophocles

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title: Sophocles
text: Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian, known as one of three from whom at least one play has survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus; and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote over 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost fifty years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright
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description: 5th century BC Athenian tragic playwright
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophocles
date created: 2001-05-06T04:38:03Z
date modified: 2024-09-02T22:51:37Z
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