by Sófocles · Clasicas Ediciones,S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478820832
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«Edipo rey» is the Greek tragedy by Sophocles, published by Ediciones Clásicas in paperback (63 pages, in Spanish).
Oedipus, king of Thebes, tries to free his people from a plague by consulting the oracle and launching an investigation into the murder of the previous monarch. Each inquiry brings him closer to a devastating personal truth, in a story where fate and human will clash.
Published in 1992, this edition belongs to the Festival de Mérida Collection and comes from a translation from Greek.
Recommended for readers of classical theater and students approaching Greek literature, it is often used in school settings.
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.
