Author:Sophocles
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Sophocles
Works
Tragedies
- Ajax (c. 445–440 BCE)
- Trachiniae (c. 440–420 BCE)
- Antigone (441 BCE)
- Oedipus Rex (429 BCE)
- Electra (c. 410 BCE)
- Philoctetes (409 BCE)
- Oedipus at Colonus (406 BCE)
Satyr plays
- Ichneutae (The Trackers)
Compilations
- The Tragedies of Sophocles, from the Greek, 2 vols., trans. Thomas Francklin [1758] (1759) (transcription project)
- The Tragedies of Sophocles, trans. Robert Potter (1788)
- The Tragedies of Sophocles, translated into English verse, 2 vols., trans. Thomas Dale (1824)
- Selections from the choric poetry of the Greek dramatic writers by Joseph Anstice (1832)
- The Tragedies of Sophocles, in English prose, trans. T. A. Buckley (1849) [1]
- The Tragedies of Sophocles, rev. ed., trans. E. H. Plumptre (1878)
- The Dramas of Sophocles, rendered in English verse, trans. George Young (1888) (external scan)
- Sophocles, the Seven Plays in English verse, trans. Lewis Campbell (1906)
- The Tragedies of Sophocles, translated into English prose, trans. Richard Claverhouse Jebb [1904] (1917)
- Sophocles, in English verse, 2 vols., trans. Arthur S. Way (1909, 1914)
- Sophocles, with an English translation, vol. I & vol. II trans. Francis Storr (1912, 1919) (transcription volumes: 1, 2)
Fragments
- Fragments, in The Tragedies of Sophocles, rev. ed., trans. E. H. Plumptre (1878)
- "Fragments of the Lost Dramas", in The Dramas of Sophocles rendered in English verse, trans. George Young (1888) (external scan)
Works about Sophocles
Books
- Sophocles, by Clifton Wilbraham Collins, part of the Ancient Classics for English Readers series (1871)
- "The Life and Writings of Sophocles", pages xxi–xcv in The Tragedies of Sophocles by E. H. Plumptre (1878)
- Sophocles, by Lewis Campbell, part of the Classical Writers series (1879)
- "Sophocles", Chapter XI. in A History of Ancient Greek Literature by Gilbert Murray, 1901.
Encyclopedia articles
- “Sophocles”, by Philip Smith in Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1870.
- "Sophocles," by Paul Shorey in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Sophocles," in The Nuttall Encyclopædia, (ed.) by James Wood, London: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd. (1907)
- "Sophocles," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911).
- "Sophocles," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Sophocles," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
- "Sophocles," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
Essays
- "On a Passage of the Philoctetes of Sophocles from the German of Welcker", in The Philological Museum, 2: 468–472 (1833), by Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker, translated by Connop Thirlwall
- “On the Irony of Sophocles” by Connop Thirlwall, The Philological Museum, 2: 483–537. (1833)
- "Sophocles", by John Henry Wright, in Masterpieces of Greek Literature (1902)
- “The Genius of Sophocles” in Essays and Addresses by Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1907)
- “Suidas on the Change Ascribed to Sophocles in Regard to Trilogies” in Essays and Addresses by Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1907)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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