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Sophocles

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Sophocles (496 BC–406 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides.

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“If one should dream that such a world began In some slow devil's heart, that hated man, Who should deny him?--God, as thou art clean, Suffer not this, oh, suffer not this sin To be, that e'er I look on such a day!”

— Sophocles《Oedipus King of Thebes: Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes》

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Oedipus King of Thebes: Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes

Oedipus King of Thebes: Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes is a literary work by Sophocles. Its themes and subject matter include Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) and Tragedies (Drama).

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