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Sophocles

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Colonus, Attica, Greece

Genre

Theatre, Poetry

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Sophocles (497/496 BC-406/405 BC), (Greek: Σοφοκλής ; German: Sophokles , Russian: Софокл , French: Sophocle ) 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 in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia ...more

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	Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 233,259 ratings — published -429 — 1460 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3) 3.68 avg rating — 171,776 ratings — published -441 — 1312 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone 3.99 avg rating — 70,005 ratings — published -450 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antigone - Oedipus the King - Electra by Sophocles, Edith Hall (Editor), H.D.F. Kitto (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 16,445 ratings — published -429 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 16,114 ratings — published -401 — 395 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Electra 3.82 avg rating — 13,963 ratings — published -410 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sophocles II: Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes (Complete Greek Tragedies, #4) by Sophocles, David Grene (Editor), Michael Jameson (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 6,919 ratings — published -450 — 139 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ajax 3.92 avg rating — 6,852 ratings — published -440 — 159 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sophocles: The Complete Plays 4.26 avg rating — 5,267 ratings — published -401 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philoctetes 3.89 avg rating — 4,991 ratings — published -409 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Theban Plays (3 books)
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Quotes by Sophocles (?)

“One word
Frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
That word is love.”
― Sophocles

tags: love, pain

2996 likes

“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”
― Sophocles, Antigone

tags: change, character, course, crime, failure, mistakes, pride, yield

1225 likes

“Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.”
― Sophocles

1072 likes

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September 2016 Short Story Poll

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy, 86 pages, 1886

41 votes, 19.4%

Antigone by Sophocles, 80 pages, -441

29 votes, 13.7%

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 104 pages, 1941

25 votes, 11.8%

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, 122 pages, 1879

24 votes, 11.4%

Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg, 56 pages, 1956

20 votes, 9.5%

Everyday Use by Alice Walker, 16 pages Title Story Only, 1974

17 votes, 8.1%

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, 127 pages, 1923

15 votes, 7.1%

Daisy Miller by Henry James, 126 pages, 1878

15 votes, 7.1%

The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain, 121 pages, 1916

14 votes, 6.6%

To Build a Fire by Jack London, 32 pages, 1903

11 votes, 5.2%

211 total votes

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