Antigone

By Sophocles

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Description: <p>Written by Sophocles circa 441 BC,<em> Antigone</em> is an Athenian tragedy. Of the three Theban plays, <em>Antigone</em> is the third in order of the events depicted in the plays, but was the first to be written. The reading order of the Theban plays is: <em>Oedipus Rex</em>, followed by <em>Oedipus at Colonus</em> and ending with <em>Antigone.</em></p> Written by Sophocles circa 441 BC, Antigone is an Athenian tragedy. Of the three Theban plays, Antigone is the third in order of the events depicted in the plays, but was the first to be written. The reading order of the Theban plays is: Oedipus Rex, followed by Oedipus at Colonus and ending with Antigone.