by Sófocles · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434580367
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«Ayax, Antígona y Edipo rey» is a volume with three tragedies by Sófocles, published by Salvat in paperback (178 pages, in Spanish).
In Ayax, the hero experiences the conflict between honor and humiliation; in Antígona, family loyalty confronts the laws of the city; in Edipo Rey, the investigation of a crime drags the protagonist toward the truth announced by destiny. The three dramas raise moral dilemmas about justice, power, and knowledge.
Volume 33 of the Biblioteca Básica Salvat collection, published in 1982, with editing and notes by Carlos Miralles, introduction by José Alsina, and prologue by José María Pemán.
For readers of classical theater, students of Greek literature, and those who want to approach the myths of Sófocles with the support of the notes.
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.
