| Sophocles 496? - 406? B.C. |
| General Online Sophoclean Resources: |
| Rivendell Educational Archive: Sophocles � Background, biography, context, links, articles. http://www.watson.org/rivendell/dramagreeksophocles.html The Internet Classics Archive: Sophocles � Full translations of all Sophocles' plays with comments and discussions about them. Unfortunately, this site is frequently down. http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index-Sophocles.html Sophocles Online � texts, mythology, plots, themes, guides, analyses, criticism, Greek history. http://users.50megs.com/zekscrab/Sophocles/index.html Sophocles' Life and Plays � short biography, links to all of the plays, and worthwhile links to general and specific �Studies� on Sophocles� works. http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc1.htm Bedford / St Martins: Sophocles Links � links to specific works of Sophocles. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/drama/sophocles.htm Sophocles Index � Sophocles and his tragedies; links to texts and analyses of plays. http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/sophocles.html Selected Web Resources on Sophocles � study guides, images, texts, related materials. http://www.vroma.org/~riley/sophocles/portrait_links.html Outlines of Greek Drama � click �Cancel� when asked for a Reed password (you may have to do this more than once). You can read the outlines of Oedipus and Antigone, but you won�t be able to view the images. http://homer.reed.edu/playstructure.html |
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| Recommended Oedipus the King Sites (in addition to the general resources above): |
| Oedipus and the Sphinx |
| Oedipus Study Guide �The Classics Technology Center has a very helpful 5-page study guide based on the Kitto translation of the play that we are using in class; do print it out! http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/oedipus.htm Sophocles� Oedipus Rex � background on Greek tragedy and an interpretation of Sophocles' play. http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/ units/1984/2/84.02.03.x.html Oedipus the Wreck � interesting site which includes reading questions, study guide, commentary, and links. http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/OedipustheWreck/ Self-Quiz on Oedipus � a �no fault� preparation for the reading quiz! http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/hansen/oedquiz.htm The Theban Story � interesting essays (see �Jocasta,� �The Old Shepherd,� and �Oedipus was not �King��) and interpretations. Do play the �Oedipus Game.� Worth a visit. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/myth.htm Teaching Notes on Oedipus � brief, but intriguing notes on some of the problematic aspects of the play. http://www.mala.bc.ca/~black/Oedipus.txt Sophocles� Oedipus � mythological background, interpretations, link to notes and study questions. http://www.usask.ca/antharch/cnea/CourseNotes/Oed.html �Three Paths to Destiny� � lecture on Oedipus� �unavoidable destiny� deriving from �fate, choice, or chance.� http://www.mala.bc.ca/~mcneil/lec/Oedipus.htm Study Guide for Oedipus the King � useful resource. Do take advantage of the many links. http://www.temple.edu/classics/oedipus.html �Notes on Revelatory Structure in Oedipus Rex� � the relationship between irony and revelation. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gbetcher/353/oedrev.htm |
| Recommended Antigone Sites (in addition to the general resources above): |
| Antigone Study Guide � Another excellent product of the Classics Technology Center. This study guide is based on the Kitto translation of the play that we are using in class. http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/antigone.htm Antigone � interesting interpretations and essays (see �How Old Was Antigone?� �The Character of Creon,� and �Ismene �How Should She Be Portrayed?� Play the �Antigone Game.� http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/antigone.htm Lecture Notes on the Form of the Hero � universal characteristics of the �hero� with emphasis on the differences between male and female heroes (jjv: does Antigone fit the description of a female hero?). http://oll.temple.edu/ih/IH51/Greeks/GreekHeroForm.htm Antigone Study Guide � scroll almost to the end of the page to find these essays: �Antigone, A Collision of Secular and Divine Laws� and �Funeral Rites and Customs.� http://www.pcs.org/education/antigonestudy.htm Antigone � excellent background and analysis; click on some of the many links. http://www.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/Antigonebg.html Study guide for Sophocles' Antigone � makes good points to consider while reading the story. Also includes helpful links to pages explaining certain references, especially those pertaining to the gods. http://www.temple.edu/classics/antigone.html The Theban Story � some interesting interpretations. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/myth.htm Til Death Do Us Part: Marriage and Funeral Rites in Classical Athens � examines the relationship between these two rituals in which women played a pivotal, even mythological, role. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/JSp.html Antigone�s Flaw � does she have a flaw? This writer thinks so. Do you agree? http://www.nhinet.org/lines.htm |
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