Oedipus Data Sheet
Major Works Data Sheet
Oedipus the King
Title: ________________________________
Sophicles
Author: ______________________________
Date of Publication: ____________________
Around 450 BC
Tragic Drama/Theater
Genre: _______________________________
Historical information about the setting
The work was written around 450 BC, a time of high Greek culture where literature and drama were placed at the forefront of society. Sophocles was a key player in this movement, and his plays were performed in a widespread area across ancient Greece and beyond. However, its popularity grew immensely as time went on, especially during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period, when the fascination with the arts and the accomplishments were revived.
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Cody Hankins
Name: ______________________________
Per. ________
Biographical Information
Sophicles pursued many passions of an ideal, wellrounded Greek citizen. He was a politician, writer, priest, and general, and wrote a wide variety of pieces throughout his career. He was born into a family of modest means, but greatly expanded his horizons and became extremely popular. He also was trained in music, which contributed to the poetic flow of the passage, and greatly expanded his cultured persona.
He recieved an expansive array of awards for his work, even when he was still alive, and never got below second place in 16 literary contests in Athens. He enjoyed the benefit of high culture Athens, which was prosperous. He was a significant pioneer of the tragedy genre, and his work is extremely popular and influential, a true masterpiece of drama.
Characteristics of the Genre
The tragic drama is charachterized by extreme sorrow or downfall, typically brought upon the main charachter resulting from a heroic flaw or inevitable series of events. It is designed as a catharasis for the reader, to release emotion and somehow feel better.
Plot Summary
The city of Thebes has had a plague
Oedipus the King
Title: ________________________________
Sophicles
Author: ______________________________
Date of Publication: ____________________
Around 450 BC
Tragic Drama/Theater
Genre: _______________________________
Historical information about the setting
The work was written around 450 BC, a time of high Greek culture where literature and drama were placed at the forefront of society. Sophocles was a key player in this movement, and his plays were performed in a widespread area across ancient Greece and beyond. However, its popularity grew immensely as time went on, especially during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period, when the fascination with the arts and the accomplishments were revived.
Major Works Data Sheet – Page 1
2
Cody Hankins
Name: ______________________________
Per. ________
Biographical Information
Sophicles pursued many passions of an ideal, wellrounded Greek citizen. He was a politician, writer, priest, and general, and wrote a wide variety of pieces throughout his career. He was born into a family of modest means, but greatly expanded his horizons and became extremely popular. He also was trained in music, which contributed to the poetic flow of the passage, and greatly expanded his cultured persona.
He recieved an expansive array of awards for his work, even when he was still alive, and never got below second place in 16 literary contests in Athens. He enjoyed the benefit of high culture Athens, which was prosperous. He was a significant pioneer of the tragedy genre, and his work is extremely popular and influential, a true masterpiece of drama.
Characteristics of the Genre
The tragic drama is charachterized by extreme sorrow or downfall, typically brought upon the main charachter resulting from a heroic flaw or inevitable series of events. It is designed as a catharasis for the reader, to release emotion and somehow feel better.
Plot Summary
The city of Thebes has had a plague