by Sophocles · LGF · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253067139
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«Oedipe Roi» (Oedipus Rex) is the Greek tragedy by Sophocles, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (140 pages, in French).
Plague ravages Thebes and King Oedipus, determined to save the city, promises to find the culprit of divine wrath. His investigations, guided by oracles and testimonies, end up revealing a terrifying truth: the man he killed at the crossroads was his father Laius, and his wife Jocasta is his mother.
First part of Sophocles' Theban cycle, completed by Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone. 1994 edition in the Le Théâtre de Poche collection.
For students working on classical theatre and Greek mythology.
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.
