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«Ayax, Las Traquinias, Antígona, Edipo Rey» is the volume of tragedies by Sophocles, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (312 pages, in Spanish).
Four tragedies by Sophocles: Ajax, The Trachiniae, Antigone and Oedipus Rex. The Athenian author presents in them the clash of the hero with the universal order and the gods, and places human decision before destiny. Volume with translation and prologue by José María Lucas de Dios.
Belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo collection, number 1321, Classics section. Introduction, translation and notes by José María Lucas de Dios; includes bibliography (pages 49-51).
Aimed at readers of classical literature and Greek theatre who want an edition with introduction and philological 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.
