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Electra by Sophocles

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Author Biography

Name: Sophocles
Birth Date: 496 B.C.
Death Date: 406 B.C.
Place of Birth: Colonus
Nationality: Greek
Gender: Male
Occupations: dramatist

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Biography of Sophocles
5009 words, approx. 16.7 pages
During the fifth century B.C., the Golden Age of Athens, new forms of art and literature were being developed with extraordinary speed and energy. One of the most important of these forms was Tragedy, and the preeminence of Aeschylus. Sophocles, and Euri...
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During the fifth century B.C., the Golden Age of Athens, new forms of art and literature were being developed with extraordinary speed and energy. One of the most important of these forms was Tragedy, and the preeminence of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euri...
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Biography of Sophocles
1740 words, approx. 5.8 pages
The Greek tragedian Sophocles (496-406 BC) ranks foremost among Greek classical dramatists and has been called the poet of Greek humanism par excellence. The son of Sophilus, a well-to-do industrialist, Sophocles was born in Colonus near Athens and grew...


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Electra Information
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Electra or Elektra is a Greek tragic play by Sophocles. Its date is not known, but various stylistic similarities with the Philoctetes (409 BC) and the Oedipus at Colonus (401 BC) lead scholars to suppose that it was written towards the end of...


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Wednesday, May 23rd
5/22/2007: 267 words, approx. 1 pages
Spring Chicken: We’ve tried our best not to be cranky (honest!) and to embrace the sunny weather with all the bobble-headed enthusiasm of our yogic/bulimic/solipsistic sisters … but … it … just … isn’t … working …. Between premature flip-flops and postnatal ninnies barging down...
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Planet Hollywood plans Vegas opening
4/18/2007: 345 words, approx. 1 pages
Hollywood celebrities and superstar athletes turned out Tuesday for a flashy presentation to announce that the former Aladdin hotel-casino would stage its grand opening as the rebranded Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on Sept. 28 and 29."We will be throwing the biggest party that Las...
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Rodriguez's twin nieces star in his film
4/9/2007: 320 words, approx. 1 pages
Elise and Electra Avellan, twin nieces of director Robert Rodriguez, never thought acting in "Grindhouse" would bring them instant fame."We had no idea so many people were going to be calling us," Elise, joined by her sister, told The Associated Press. "It was like a...
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50 Cent, Dre, Up for Spike TV Video Game Awards
10/26/2005: 254 words, approx. 1 pages
All four artists have been nominated for Spike TV's Video Game Awards 2005 for their roles in games like 50 Cent: Bulletproof. The awards show, set to take place November 18 at Gibson Amphitheater in LA, will be hosted by Samuel L. Jackson. 50's...
 


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Electra by Sophocles

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