by Sophocles · Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070414970
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«Oedipe roi» is the Greek tragedy by Sófocles, published by Gallimard as a paperback (233 pages, in French).
The play dramatises the myth of Oedipus and articulates around it the themes of truth, destiny and the human condition. Its reflection on the relationship between knowledge and fate has exerted a lasting influence on Western literature and thought.
It belongs to the collection «La Bibliothèque Gallimard». It was published on 13 September 2000 in French, with 233 pages.
Edition with a dossier, suitable for students of literature and classical theatre who want to read Sófocles in French.
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.
