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Ancient Greek History and Culture Resources
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Sophocles, Oedipus, and Other People of
Greek Drama/Theatre |
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Sophocles (495--406 BC)
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Sophocles was author of the Oedipus
plays and many other dramas. This page
links to his online texts, and articles
about him and his plays (at the bottom
of the page, scroll down.) Includes a
biography, and study guide for some of
the plays.
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Greek Tragedy III: Sophocles
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Background information if given here on
Sophocles, the dramatist of Ancient
Greece, who wrote the Oedipus plays.
Includes references and links to other
Greeks and their works, plus a view of
two tragic heroes, Oedipus and Ajax.
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Oedipus The King Study Guide
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This guide is designed to be used in
conjunction with the translation by
Robert Fagles (Penguin Press). One
source to help understand this complex
play.
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Greek Philosophy, Religion, and Daily Life
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The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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An online set of resources related to
the entire subject of philosophy,
including biographies of the famous
philosophers. Search for concepts such
as Greece, Oedipus, or the names of
other important characters, philosophers
and ideas. Delivers helpful articles and
essays.
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The Ancient Greek World
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An excellent, master website that links
to a wide range of information about the
people of Ancient Greece. Includes
sections on Land and Time, Daily Life,
Economy, Religion and Death. Note that
you must select a particular period
within the history (i.e., Classical for
Oedipus).
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Resources For Greek Civilization
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"This is a directory of links to
materials on ancient Greek texts which
are read in Intellectual Heritage 51/91.
These links include study guides,
primary texts and images. The Department
of Greek, Hebrew and Roman Classics
provides this as a resource for students
and faculty involved in this course."
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Time Line of Greek History and
Literature
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Organizes the Greek myths according to
historic period and major events. Links
to the Perseus project for background on
major people of the time periods. A nice
way to see how one relates to the other
through time.
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The Olympian Gods
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Listing of the gods and goddesses of
Ancient Greece, with links to images and
text references to them at the Perseus
Project.
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