The Literature Network - Plays of Sophocles: Philoctetes (409 B.C.)

Plays of Sophocles: Philoctetes (409 B.C.)

Content courtesy of

From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Sophocles

Sophocles
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Philoctetes (409 B.C.)

Background:

Presented at the tragic contest in the spring of 409 B.C., Philoctetes
was awarded first prize. Both Aeschylus and Euripides wrote plays on the same
subject which have not survived, but which were discussed in considerable
detail, and in relation to Sophocles' play, by the ancient rhetorician, Dio
Chrysostomus.

Heracles, suffering great pain, ordered his son to burn him alive on a
large pyre. His son, Hyllus, prepared the pyre but refused to light it (see
Sophocles' Trachiniae). This service was performed by Philoctetes, ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Sophocles

Sophocles

Plays of Sophocles: Electra (410? B.C.)

Plays of Sophocles: Philoctetes (409 B.C.)

Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus At Colonus (401 B.C.)

Our woefully uncultured leaders no longer have any idea what schools should be doing

Plays of Sophocles: Antigone (441? B.C.)

Sophocles; selected fragmentary plays; v.1: Hermione, Polyxene, the Diners, Tereus, Troilus, Phaedra.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Plays of Euripides: Electra [413 B.C.]

Plays of Sophocles: Trachiniae (Women Of Trachis) (413? B.C.)

Plays of Sophocles: Critical Commentary

Find More Articles

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.