by Sófocles · Ediciones Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437625423
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«Edipo rey» is Sophocles' tragedy, published by Ediciones Cátedra in paperback (88 pages, in Spanish).
The character of Oedipus, king of Thebes, embodies the tragic conflict between human will and fate. In his investigation into the death of King Laius to free the city from the plague, Sophocles shows how ignorance and intelligence can lead to the same catastrophe, in a work that influenced all Western literature.
First instalment of Sophocles' Theban plays series, in the Cátedra Base collection; includes an introduction and a section titled "After reading".
Suitable for students of classical literature and readers wishing to approach ancient Greek theatre.
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.
