by Sòfocles · Editorial Irina · tapa dura · ISBN 9788487124082
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«Edipo Rey» is the Greek tragedy by Sophocles, published in 1989 by Editorial Irina in hardback (118 pages, in Catalan; title on cover: «Edip rei»).
The play centres on Oedipus, who becomes king of Thebes after solving the riddle of the Sphinx. When a plague ravages the city, Oedipus seeks the truth about his origins to free it from evil. The clues he finds about his past reveal a tragic destiny from which he cannot escape.
The work belongs to the «Col·lecció La Quimera», number 2, from Editorial Irina, in its Catalan edition.
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.
