by Sófocles · Ediciones Clasicas · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478824496
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«Edipo en Colono» is the Greek tragedy by Sophocles, published by Ediciones Clásicas in paperback (96 pages, in Spanish).
The play is set in Colonus and recounts the last days of Oedipus, who arrives exhausted after a long pilgrimage and finds refuge in that land. It is a tragedy about the hero's decline, his search for rest, and the way his destiny closes with a peaceful death.
Published in 2001, this edition includes an introduction, translation, and notes by Mariano Benavente; the work belongs to Sophocles' Theban cycle, along with «Edipo Rey» and «Antígona».
Annotated edition, suitable for high school students and readers who want to approach the Greek classics.
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.
