OEDIPUS THE KING
Suppliants of all ages are seated round the altar
at the palace doors, at their head a priest of
Zeus. To them enter Oedipus.
Oedipus
My children, latest born to Cadmus old,
Wh...
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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...
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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,...
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Biography EssayDuring 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 for...
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Oedipus Trilogy
Sophocles
Sophocles