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Sophocles
(496 - 406? BC) Greek writer. Sophocles wrote more than 100 plays for Athenian theaters, and won approximately 24 contests. We only know of 7 plays that survive intact. Existing plays include: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone, Ajax, Electra, Philoctetes, and The Trachiniae.
Sophocles - Greek Playwright Sophocles
Sophocles was the second of the three great Greek writers of tragedy. He is known for writing about Oedipus, the mythological figure who proved central to Freud and the history of psychoanalysis.
Antigone - Sophocles - translated by F. Storr
Read "Antigone," by Sophocles, translated by F. Storr.
Antigone - Sophocles - translated by R. C. Jebb
Read "Antigone," by Sophocles, translated by R. C. Jebb.
Antigone Quiz
"Antigone" is a famous Greek tragedy. Test your knowledge about "Antigone."
Oedipus at Colonus - Sophocles - translated by by F. Storr
Read "Oedipus at Colonus," by Sophocles, translated by by F. Storr.
Oedipus Rex - Sophocles - translated by F. Storr
Read "Oedipus Rex," by Sophocles, translated by F. Storr.
'The Burial at Thebes' Review - A version of Sophocles' Antigone
In "The Burial at Thebes," Nobel-prize-winning writer Seamus Heaney offers his new translation of Sophocles' "Antigone" (c. 442 B.C.). Read more about "The Burial at Thebes."