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AUTHORS: Sophocles |
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| Sophocles was born in 496 BC near
Athens in the town of Colonus to a wealthy
family. He lived for 90 years, during which he
received the finest aristocratic education, held
minor political offices, wrote over 100 plays,
won 24 literary contests, and became a leading
dramatist. Of the many plays he rote, only seven
have survived intact, and 80 or 90 fragments of
others. The seven complete works are all
considered to be powerful for their intricate
plots and dramatic style, but the trilogy is
regarded by many as a masterpiece. Sophocles is
now considered by many to be the greatest of the
Greek tragedians. He contributed many things to
dramatic technique, including two important
innovations: he increased the number of actors
from two to three to allow for a more complicated
plot and a more effective portrayal of characters
by contrast and juxtaposition, and he changed the
Aeschylan fashion of composing plays in
three’s with one myth or theme to each play
with its own. List Of Works: |