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. ???? - AJAX
2. ????????? - THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS
3. ???????? ???????? - OEDIPUS THE KING
4. ?????????? - PHILOCTETES
5. ???????? ??? ?????? - OEDIPUS AT COLONUS
6. FRAGMENTS
The Biographies
INTRODUCTION TO SOPHOCLES by F. Storr
SOPHOCLES by T. W. Lumb
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
