by Sophocle · J'ai lu · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782290335437
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«Oedipe roi» is the Greek tragedy by Sophocles, published by J'ai lu in paperback (95 pages, in French).
Oedipus, warned by an oracle that he will commit a heinous crime, flees his homeland to escape that future. In Thebes he defeats the Sphinx and is proclaimed king, but every attempt to avoid fate brings him closer to the truth he wants to ignore.
This French-language edition, published in 2004, is part of the Librio collection and includes the complete text.
Of interest to readers of classical theatre and Greek tragedy, as well as those studying mythology and ancient literature.
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.
