Saturday 22 October 2011

Biography Of Sophocles

The Greek playwright Sophocles was Born in 496 BC at Colones, now Athens. Sophocles had the fortune of being revered for his genius during his lifetime, He lived to the ripe old age of ninety. Sophocles came from a  stable well-to- do family, and from the beginning, it seemed that he was blessed in every way. Handsome, wealthy and well educated, Sophocles lived and died as one of Athens' most beloved citizen.
In 468 BC, his debut dramatic production took first prize at the festival of Dionysus-no small feat for a beginner in his twenties, considering that among his contemporaries was the great Aeschylus. By 450 BC, Sophocles had written some two dozen plays. He was the most prolific of the three great Greek tragedians, writing 120 plays over the spam of his remarkable career. Only seven plays survive. He received the prize at Dionysus a total of 24 times more than Aeschylus or Euripides and in the years he competed and did not win, he took second place.    

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