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Sophocles | | Birth Date: |
496 B.C. | | Death Date: |
406 B.C. | | Place of Birth: |
Colonus | | Nationality: |
Greek | | Gender: |
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dramatist |
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 Biography of Sophocles
5,009 words, approx. 17 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... summary from source:
 Biography of Sophocles
4,901 words, approx. 16 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... summary from source:
Biography of Sophocles
1,740 words, approx. 6 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... 
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 Sophocles Quotes
1,159 words, approx. 4 pages
 Sophocles (496 BC–406 BC; Greek: Σοφοκλης) was an ancient Greek playwright, dramatist, priest, and politician of Athens. He was also a general for the Athenian Empire in the Peloponnesian Wars , and during his service he led the battle...
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 Sophocles Information
3,094 words, approx. 10 pages
Sophocles or Sofokles (pronounced /ˈsɒfəkliːz/; ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς, pronounced [sopʰoklɛ̂ːs]; circa. 496 BC - 406 BC) was the second of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived to the present day. His first plays...
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 AP News Greek archaeologists discover theater
2/16/2007: 300 words, approx. 1 pagesSections of an ancient Greek theater were discovered on Thursday during construction work in an Athens suburb, archaeologists said.Until now, only two such buildings were known in the ancient city where western theater originated more than 2,500 years ago.Fifteen rows of concentric stone seats have... summary from source:
AP News Ralph Fiennes stars at National Theatre
2/15/2007: 428 words, approx. 1 pagesA new drama about the arms trade and an adaptation of a beloved war film are highlights of the coming season at Britain's National Theatre, artistic director Nicholas Hytner announced Thursday.Future productions include star turns for Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.Among the National's 2007-2008 shows... summary from source:
The New York Observer Our Critic\'d5s Tip Sheet On Current Reading: Week of August 27th, 2007
8/21/2007: 519 words, approx. 2 pagesIf you have time for one more summer read, make it Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next: First Among Sequels (Viking, $24.95), which is actually the fourth sequel, not the first, in the madcap series featuring hard-boiled literary sleuth Thursday Next, a heroine adept at leaping in... summary from source:
Investor's Business Daily Smiling Dry-Bulk Shippers See The Boom Times Lasting For Years
9/28/2007: 955 words, approx. 3 pagesIf anyone knows about the perfect storm, it's dry-bulk shipping companies that ply the Seven Seas.They haul iron ore, coal, grains and other bulk commodities.Thanks to a convergence of factors -- including the growing needs of China and other developing nations -- they're also raking...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Tim Blackmore
7,030 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Blackmore offers a comparative analysis between Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrranus and Frank Miller's Daredevil: Born Again, remarking that both works share the theme of the common man as hero in society.
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Essay Grade: 86%The Writings of Sophocles
484 words, approx. 2 pages
A review of literary devices in the works by Sophocles, an ancient Greek writer.
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