Sophocles (497/6406 BCE), with Aeschylus and Euripides, was one of the three great tragic poets of Athens, and is considered one of the world's greatest poets. The subjects of his plays were drawn from mythology and legend. Each play contains at least one heroic figure, a character whose strength, courage, or intelligence exceeds the human normbut who also has more than ordinary pride and self-assurance. These qualities combine to lead to a tragic end.>Voir plus
SOPHOCLE — Entretien sur 'Antigone' avec les Bollack (France Culture, 2005)
L'émission "Tire ta langue", par Antoine Perraud, diffusée le 25 janvier 2005 sur France Culture. Présence : Mayotte et Jean Bollack.