by Sófocles · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408471561
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«Edipo rey» is the Greek tragedy by Sophocles, published by Austral in paperback, with an introduction and rhythmic version by Manuel Fernández-Galiano.
A tragedy that renewed Greek theatre: it pushes its protagonist to the limit in a sterile struggle against a threatening fate. The profound psychological study with which Sophocles portrays Oedipus turned the character into a myth that centuries later would become the archetype of psychoanalysis.
First of Sophocles' Theban plays; the other two are «Edipo en Colona» and «Antígona». 2015 edition, 128 pages, from the Clásica collection.
Suitable for the general public and for secondary school students beginning to read the classics.
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.
