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«Antígona; Edipo Rey; Electra» is the volume of three Greek tragedies by Sophocles, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback (238 pages, in Spanish).
The volume brings together three tragedies by Sophocles: Antigone, who defies power to honour her brother; Oedipus Rex, whose protagonist investigates the plague of Thebes and discovers his origins; and Electra, who avenges Agamemnon's death alongside Orestes. These works span the houses of Oedipus and Agamemnon, two great dynasties of Greek tragedy.
It is a volume from the Clásicos Griegos collection, directed by Carlos García Gual, within the Biblioteca Universal del Círculo de Lectores.
It is a work recommended for those interested in classical theatre and Greek mythology, suitable for reading, study or theatrical performance.
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.
