Oedipus: King Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonos, Antigone with Electra, The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Republic By Sophocles Kindle Edition Theatre Oedipus: King Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonos, Antigone with Electra, The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Republic Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. He is a tragic hero in Greek mythology; Oedipus accidentally fulfills a fateful prophecy, despite his efforts not to and brings disaster to his city and family. The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocless tragedy Oedipus the King, which was followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. These plays together make up the three Theban plays. This collection also contains the four other surviving plays by Sophocles Electra, Aias (Ajax), Philoctetes, and The Trachinian Maidens (The Women of Trachis). Homer’s Epics – The Iliad and The Odyssey and Plato’s The Republic have further been included for a full introduction to classic Greek literature. All works have been formatted and otherwise optimized for the Kindle.The CollectionThe Theban Plays•King Oedipus•Oedipus at Colonos•AntigoneOther Plays by Sophocle•Electra•Aias•Philoctetes•The Trachinian MaidensHomers Epics•The Iliad•The OdysseyPlato•The Republic

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Oedipus was a mythical Greek king of Thebes He is a tragic hero in Greek mythology Oedipus accidentally fulfills a fateful prophecy despite his efforts not to and brings disaster to his city and family The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles s tragedy Oedipus the King which was followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone These plays together make up the three Theban plays This collection also contains the four other surviving plays by Sophocles Electra Aias Ajax Philoctetes and The Trachinian Maidens The Women of Trachis Homer s Epics The Iliad and The Odyssey and Plato s The Republic have further been included for a full introduction to classic Greek literature All works have been formatted and otherwise optimized for the Kindle. Kindle oedipus pronunciation The CollectionThe Theban Plays King Oedipus Oedipus at Colonos AntigoneOther Plays by Sophocle Electra Aias Philoctetes The Trachinian MaidensHomer s Epics The Iliad The OdysseyPlato The Republic Oedipus King Oedipus Oedipus at Colonos Antigone with Electra The Iliad The Odyssey and The RepublicSophocles 497 496 BC 406 405 BC Greek site_link German site_link Sophokles Russian site_link French site_link Sophocle was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least one play has survived in full His first plays were written later than or contemporary with those of site_link Aeschylus and earlier than or contemporary with those of site_link Euripides Sophocles wrote over 120 plays but only seven have survived in a complete form Ajax Antigone Women of Trachis Oedipus Rex Electra Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus For almost fifty years Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city state of Athens which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia Sophocles 497 496 BC 406 405 BC Greek site_link German site_link Sophokles Russian site_link French site_link Sophocle was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least one play has survived in full His first plays were written later than or contemporary with those of site_link Aeschylus and earlier than or contemporary with those of site_link Euripides Sophocles wrote over 120 plays but only seven have survived in a complete form Ajax Antigone Women of Trachis Oedipus Rex Electra Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus For almost fifty years Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city state of Athens which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia He competed in thirty competitions won twenty four and was never judged lower than second place Aeschylus won thirteen competitions and was sometimes defeated by Sophocles Euripides won four. Oedipus the king The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and Antigone they are generally known as the Theban plays though each was part of a different tetralogy the other members of which are now lost Sophocles influenced the development of drama most importantly by adding a third actor attributed to Sophocles by site_link Aristotle to Aeschylus by site_link Themistius thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot He also developed his characters to a greater extent than earlier playwrights site_link.