Sophocles

[ sof-uh-kleez ]

noun

1. 495?–406? b.c., Greek dramatist.

Sophocles

/ ˈsɒfəˌkliːz; ˌsɒfəˈkliːən /

noun

1. Sophocles?496 bc406 bcMGreekTHEATRE: dramatist ?496–406 bc , Greek dramatist; author of seven extant tragedies: Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes , and Oedipus at Colonus

Sophocles

1. An ancient Greek poet, author of Oedipus Rexand Antigone. He is counted, with Euripides and Aeschylus , among the great Greek authors of tragedies .

Derived Forms

• Sophoclean, adjective

Other Words From

• Soph·o·cle·an [sof-, uh, -, klee, -, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

Fish told BBC News it was a "thrilling challenge to work on Sophocles' tragedy", adding that Carson's translation "explodes the question of what is ancient and what is contemporary".

From BBC

In 441 B.C., the Athenian playwright Sophocles told a similar tale in “Antigone,” whose plot centers on an autocrat’s weaponization of a corpse killed in battle.

From Salon

He was the first to print editions of Aristotle, Thucydides, Herodotus and Sophocles; the first to use italic type; and the first to use the semicolon in its modern sense.

From New York Times

Among the tragedians, there are extant works from only three: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

From New York Times

We study the texts of Sophocles plays, but fail to appreciate that they are the skeletons of a theatrical experience synthesizing music, dance and spectacle in a manner quite removed from our modern playgoing experience.

From Los Angeles Times