Sophocles
- Books on site
- 1
- Total words
- 12,114
- Reading time
- 40 min
- Years covered
- 1912
- Longest
- Oedipus Rex
Sophocles (c. 496 – c. 406 BC) was an Athenian tragedian who wrote more than a hundred plays, of which seven survive. He won first prize at the City Dionysia more than eighteen times, added a third speaking actor to the stage, and made Oedipus, Antigone and Philoctetes into figures that later European drama has never stopped reworking.
1free edition12,114words on site~1 hreading time1912years covered
Oedipus Rex| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Oedipus Rex | 12,114 | ~1 h |
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