Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians (also Aeschylus and Euripides) whose plays have survived. His characters spoke in a way that was more natural to them and more expressive of their individual character feelings. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays.

The Translations

1. AJAX

2. ANTIGONE

3. THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS

4. OEDIPUS THE KING

5. PHILOCTETES

6. ELECTRA

7. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS

8. FRAGMENTS

9. MINOR FRAGMENTS

The Greek Texts

1. Αίας — AJAX

2. Τραχινίαι — THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS

3. Οιδίπους Τύραννος — OEDIPUS THE KING

4. Φιλοκτήτης — PHILOCTETES

5. Οιδίπους επί Κολωνώ — OEDIPUS AT COLONUS

6. FRAGMENTS

The Biographies

INTRODUCTION TO SOPHOCLES by F. Storr

SOPHOCLES by T. W. Lumb