by Sófocles, Esteve Bou i Castellà · SIGNATURA EDICIONES · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495122278
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«Edip Rei» is Sophocles' tragedy, published by Signatura Ediciones in paperback (78 pages, in Catalan).
Oedipus, king of Thebes, is forced to confront the truth about his origins; the plot unfolds the great themes of Greek tragedy: fate, truth and the human condition, culminating in a tragic discovery that defines his life.
Classic work of Greek literature, translated into Catalan by Esteve Bou i Castellà. Published by Signatura Ediciones in 2003.
A common reading in schools and a reference work for classical Greek theater.
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.
