Dec 25, 2009

The Oedipus Trilogy | Author Biography

Although records from the ancient world are fragmentary Sophocles is generally credited with authorship of more than 100 plays, including Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone. These three plays, known as The Oedipus Trilogy, were written separately, but they are often read and studied together. The order in which they are generally studied is Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone, but the third play was written and performed...