by Sophocles · Mariner Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780156027649
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«The Oedipus Cycle» is the volume of Greek tragedies by Sophocles, published by Mariner Books in paperback (272 pages, in English).
The book brings together the three tragedies of the Theban cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. The English versions, signed by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, aim to preserve the clarity and expressive force of the original for today's reader. The collection addresses fate, the freedom of the characters, and the consequences of their actions in the court of Thebes.
It belongs to the series The Theban Plays, which covers the three tragedies. Oedipus Rex and Antigone are versions by Fitts and Fitzgerald; Oedipus at Colonus, by Fitzgerald.
For lovers of classical theatre and literature students; recommended for readers aged 14 and up.
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.
