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Oedipus Rex: Introductory Note

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Sophocles

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Translation: Plumptre, E.H.

Introductory Note

Sophocles, the most perfectly balanced among the three great masters of Greek tragedy, was born in Colonus, near Athens, about 495 B.C. His father was a man of wealth, and the poet received the best education of the time, being especially distinguished in music. He began his career as a dramatist at the age of twenty - seven, when he gained a victory over Aeschylus; and from that time till his death in 405 B.C. he retained the foremost place as a writer of tragedy. Like a true Greek, he played his part in public affairs, ...

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