No. 15 of 200 · Great Authors
406 BC
Major worksOedipus Rex, Antigone, Electra, Oedipus at Colonus, Ajax, Philoctetes
The middle of Athens' three great tragedians, master of dramatic structure and author of Oedipus Rex and Antigone, plays that probe fate, pride, and the limits of human knowledge. He deepened tragedy by adding a third actor and turning the form toward the inner lives and moral struggles of his characters, setting a standard for drama that endures today.
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