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Sophocles
Sophocles (497/6 ? winter 406/5 BC) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians at least one of whose plays 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. He competed in thirty competitions, won twenty-four, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won thirteen competitions, and was sometimes defeated by Sophocles; Euripides won four. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays, though each was part of a different tetralogy (the other members of which are now lost). Sophocles influenced the development of drama, most importantly by adding a third actor (attributed to Sophocles by Aristotle; to Aeschylus by Themistius), thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot.[citation needed] He also developed his characters to a greater extent than earlier playwrights.
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Antigone (Penguin Classics)
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Sophocles Oedipus The King (Literary Companion)
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Oedipus Tyrannus (Norton Critical Editions)
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Antigone
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Oedipus Rex
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Antigone, Oedipus The King And Eletra : Oxford World's Classics
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Oedipus The King And Other Tragedies : Oxford World's Classics
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Oedipus The King
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Sophocles Oedipus King Of Thebes
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The Theban Plays
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Electra And Other Plays
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