Sophocles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...c. 406 b.c., Greek tragic dramatist, younger...the self-contained tragedy, and introduced scene painting. Seven complete tragedies (difficult to date...perhaps the earliest tragedy; three actors are used...polished and smooth. Antigone (c.441) contains...The most famous of his tragedies (cited by Aristotle...