THE TOP 10 GREATEST PLAYWRIGHTS OF ALL TIME.PART 3

Hodda Gabler,A Doll's house and a host of others particularly illustrate his distinction,in the pantheon of published plays.Let me not forget Oscar Wilde that Irish playwright and global acclaim.In the case of Sophocles,out of 123 plays published as speculated only 7 plays have survived.I do not agree with poor clarity and specious speculation.'Oedipus the King'was based on irony of fate and other survivors include Philoctetes,Antigone,Electra etc.Chekhov a Russian playwright wrote a lot of short stories and was famous for his plays.The Russian master of Realism became illustrious with some of his popular works like Seagull,Three Sisters and Cherry Orchard to name a few.I still spare criticism for Chekhov at this point and if there is any bashing whatsoever,it should begin with the Greeks,the acclaimed inventor of the western theatre.Then we can move down to Britain and later France andsettles in America to compile our own list.These countries contributed towards evolution of both ancient and mordern theatre.