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The idea of withholding a massive secret is obviously quite exciting to some people. It is also the basis of much classic drama, of course, from Sophocles onwards.
Lynne Truss

Meaning of "Sophocles" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOPHOCLES

Sophocles  [ˈsɒfəˌkliːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOPHOCLES

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Sophocles is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOPHOCLES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sophocles

Sophocles

Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides. According to the Suda, a 10th-century encyclopedia, Sophocles wrote 123 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most-fêted playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens that took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in around 30 competitions, won perhaps 24, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won 14 competitions, and was sometimes defeated by Sophocles, while Euripides won only 4 competitions. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and also Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays, although each play was actually a part of a different tetralogy, the other members of which are now lost.

Definition of Sophocles in the English dictionary

The definition of Sophocles in the dictionary is ?496–406 bc, Greek dramatist; author of seven extant tragedies: Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Trachiniae, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOPHOCLES


Achilles
əˈkɪliːz
Androcles
ˈændrəˌkliːz
Antilles
ænˈtɪliːz
Belize
bəˈliːz
Cleese
kliːz
Damocles
ˈdæməˌkliːz
Empedocles
ɛmˈpɛdəˌkliːz
Eteocles
ɪˈtiːəˌkliːz
Heracles
ˈhɛrəˌkliːz
Herakles
ˈherəˌkliːz
Hercules
ˈhɜːkjʊˌliːz
lees
liːz
Nepalese
ˌnɛpəˈliːz
Pericles
ˈpɛrɪˌkliːz
please
pliːz
Sinhalese
ˌsɪnhəˈliːz
tales
ˈteɪliːz
Thales
ˈθeɪliːz
Themistocles
θəˈmɪstəˌkliːz
valise
vəˈliːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOPHOCLES

Sophia
sophism
sophist
sophister
sophistic
sophistical
sophistically
sophisticate
sophisticated
sophisticatedly
sophistication
sophisticator
sophistries
sophistry
Sophoclean
sophomore
sophomoric
sophomorical
Sophonias
Sophy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOPHOCLES

articles
Canticle of Canticles
Canticles
Chronicles
Eccles
Feast of Tabernacles
go round in circles
gold-rimmed spectacles
Horatius Cocles
horn-rimmed spectacles
in articles
oracles
pair of spectacles
shipping articles
silicles
spectacles
Sword of Damocles
Tabernacles
Thirty-nine Articles
tummy muscles

Synonyms and antonyms of Sophocles in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Sophocles» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Sophocles to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Sophocles from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Sophocles» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

索福克勒斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sófocles
570 millions of speakers

English

Sophocles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sophocles
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوفوكليس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Софокл
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sófocles
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোফোক্লেস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sophocle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sophocles
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sophokles
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソフォクレス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소포클레스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sophocles
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sophocles
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோபாக்ளிஸின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोफोकल्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sofokles
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sofocle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sofokles
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Софокл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sofocle
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Σοφοκλής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sophocles
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sophocles
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sofokles
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sophocles

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Sophocles

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4 QUOTES WITH «SOPHOCLES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Sophocles.
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Guy Davenport
The difference between the Parthenon and the World Trade Center, between a French wine glass and a German beer mug, between Bach and John Philip Sousa, between Sophocles and Shakespeare, between a bicycle and a horse, though explicable by historical moment, necessity, and destiny, is before all a difference of imagination.
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John Logan
The history of screenwriting - of what we do - is more than 100 years old. It's thousands of years old, going back to Sophocles and Euripedes. I believe the only - the only - separation for being a dramatist is reading drama.
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Lynne Truss
The idea of withholding a massive secret is obviously quite exciting to some people. It is also the basis of much classic drama, of course, from Sophocles onwards.
4
Slavoj Zizek
I agree with Sophocles: the greatest luck is not to have been born - but, as the joke goes on, very few people succeed in it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOPHOCLES»

Discover the use of Sophocles in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sophocles and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Companion to Sophocles
A Companion to Sophocles presents the first comprehensive collection of essays in decades to address all aspects of the life, works, and critical reception of Sophocles.
Kirk Ormand, 2012
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Sophocles: Antigone
A text of and commentary on Sophocles' tragedy Antigone.
Sophocles, Mark Griffith, 1999
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Antigone
Antigone, defying her uncle Creon's decree that her brother should remain unburied, challenges the morality of man's law overruling the laws of the gods.
Sophocles, 2007
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Sophocles: Oedipus Rex
Revised edition of the bestselling commentary on this most important of ancient plays.
Sophocles, R. D. Dawe, 2006
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Oedipus the King
Available for the first time as an independent work, David Grene’s legendary translation of Oedipus the King renders Sophocles’ Greek into cogent, vivid, and poetic English for a new generation to savor.
Sophocles, 2012
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Sophocles: Fragments
Sophocles (497/6 406 BCE), considered one of the world s greatest poets, forged tragedy from the heroic excess of myth and legend.
Sophocles, Hugh Lloyd-Jones, 1996
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Sophocles And the Greek Language: Aspects on Diction, Syntax ...
This volume offers an overview of the ways in which Sophocles' use of the Greek language is currently being studied. The book is divided into three sections, which deal with aspects of diction, syntax, and pragmatics.
Irene J. F. De Jong, Albert Rijksbaron, 2006
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Sophocles: Electra
Presents the play as a subtle study in revenge in which the meaning depends of the continuous use of dramatic irony.
Sophocles, J. H. Kells, 1973
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Four Tragedies: Ajax, Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes
Meineck and Woodruff's new translations of these plays combine accuracy with concision, clarity, and powerful speech.
Sophocles, Peter Meineck, Paul Woodruff, 2007
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Sophocles: The Complete Plays
Collects the full texts of Sophocles' seven ancient Greek plays, including updated translations of "Oedipus the King," "Antigone," and "The Women of Trachis," as well as stage directions and prefaces to each play.
Sophocles, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOPHOCLES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Sophocles is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Quotes Sophocles: What Do Ancient …
Sophocles taught us that the greatest of all human laws is justice…and I think that is something we have to remember,” Tsipras said, according to the Guardian. «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Forgotten Books: Sophocles' Women of Trachis
THE BOOK. Sophocles: The Women of Trachis. Translated by: Michael Jameson. In Sophocles II: edited by David Greene and Richmond Lattimore. Publisher: ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
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Publisher Rejection Letters From Sophocles to Hitler
Thank you for your submission of Mr. Sophocles' drama, Oedipus Rex. Your author is an exceptional dramatist with many fine works to his credit that have been ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
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7-Foot Sophocles is Final Piece in Astoria Park Greek Statues …
A hulking bronze statue of ancient Greek playwright Sophocles was installed at the park recently, the final Hellenic statue planned for the space after years of ... «DNAinfo, Mar 15»
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Eagle Bulk Shipping's CEO, Mr Sophocles N. Zoullas resigns, board …
Mr. Ryan succeeds Sophocles N. Zoullas who has resigned from all positions at the Company. In addition, Mr. Zoullas and the Company have entered into a ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Mar 15»
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Antigone review – Juliette Binoche stars in puzzling, profound take …
Sophocles presents us with a portrait of mutual intransigence and, if Antigone suffers death for her obduracy, Kreon's fate is even more destructively harrowing. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Sophocles gets uneven update in Cutting Ball's 'Antigone'
As the second offering in its season-long exploration of injustice, the company's take on Sophocles' tragedy is a stark portrayal of a woman against the system ... «San Francisco Examiner, Mar 15»
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EGLE CEO eyes exit
It appears that Sophocles Zoullas is preparing to part ways with US bulker operator Eagle Bulk Shipping. Eagle said Zoullas (pictured here) handed his notice to ... «TradeWinds, Feb 15»
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Two Against Thebes: Contrasting Visions of Sophocles in 'Antigone …
Antigone is one of Sophocles' three surviving Theban plays—the first of them that he wrote and the last in chronological order of the events depicted. The other ... «KQED, Feb 15»
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“Xtigone” review: Hazy remix of Sophocles in world of gangs, guns
Gang warfare is destroying the city, guns are epidemic, and a corrupt, ambitious mayor is acting like a dictator. The classic wrestle of Sophocles' “Antigone” ... «SFGate, Feb 15»

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