Complete Works of Sophocles. Illustrated

Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians (also Aeschylus and Euripides) whose plays have survived. His characters spoke in a way that was more natural to them and more expressive of their individual character feelings. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays. The Translations 1. AJAX 2. ANTIGONE 3. THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS 4. OEDIPUS THE KING 5. PHILOCTETES 6. ELECTRA 7. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS 8. FRAGMENTS 9. MINOR FRAGMENTS The Greek Texts 1. ä - AJAX 2. ä ä - THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS 3. d p ä - OEDIPUS THE KING 4. F t t - PHILOCTETES 5. d p ep - OEDIPUS AT COLONUS 6. FRAGMENTS The Biographies INTRODUCTION TO SOPHOCLES by F. Storr SOPHOCLES by T. W. Lumb

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The most famous tragedies of Sophocles