by Sofocles · Gredos · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788424924645
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This edition of 'Tragedies' by Sophocles, published by Gredos in its Biblioteca Básica collection, brings together the author's most outstanding works: Ajax, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Electra, and Oedipus at Colonus. The book offers a careful translation and notes to facilitate the understanding of these classics of Greek theater. Ideal for students and lovers of classical literature, this edition presents an introduction that contextualizes the works in their time and analyzes their relevance in the history of 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.
