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«Antígona; Edipo rey; Electra; Edipo en Colono» is a volume of four tragedies by Sophocles, published by Planeta DeAgostini in hardcover, in Spanish.
The four tragedies in the volume revolve around fatality and the conflict between civic duty and individual conscience. Antigone confronts the power of Creon, Oedipus investigates his own origins, Electra seeks justice, and Oedipus at Colonus closes the hero's cycle. The translation and notes are by Assela Alamillo.
This edition, published in 1995, belongs to the collection Los Clásicos de Grecia y Roma.
It is suitable for readers approaching classical Greek theater and for students who need an annotated edition.
Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in 30 competitions, won 24, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won 13 competitions and was sometimes beaten by Sophocles; Euripides won four.
