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Edipo Rey

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Considerada por Aristóteles como la más perfecta de las tragedias griegas en muchos aspectos, Edipo Rey de Sófocles (c. 496-406 a.C. ) es un drama de revelación que propone la búsqueda de lo que se esconde tras las apariencias, la indagación en la esencia de lo que uno es.

La peste y una larga epidemia asolan Tebas. Tras la consulta al oráculo de Delfos, Edipo entenderá que el remedio a ese mal exige vengar la muerte del anterior monarca, Layo.

Con un manejo magistral de la ironía trágica, el gran dramaturgo griego nos ofrece el paulatino desvelamiento de los detalles del ascenso del protagonista al trono, así como el descubrimiento final de su condición de parricida y esposo de la viuda de su padre, su propia madre.

159 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2023

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Sophocles (497/496 BC-406/405 BC), (Greek: Σοφοκλής ; German: Sophokles , Russian: Софокл , French: Sophocle ) was an ancient Greek tragedian, known as one of three from whom at least one play has 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 over 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 fifty 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 thirty competitions, won twenty-four, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won thirteen competitions, and was sometimes defeated by Sophocles; Euripides won four.
The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays, though each was part of a different tetralogy (the other members of which are now lost). Sophocles influenced the development of drama, most importantly by adding a third actor (attributed to Sophocles by Aristotle; to Aeschylus by Themistius), thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot. He also developed his characters to a greater extent than earlier playwrights.

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August 27, 2025
me encanta la cara de mis alumnos cuando descubren que el tipo se casó con su madre <3
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November 15, 2023
"¡Oh desdichado! ¡Ojalá nunca llegues a enterarte de quién eres!"

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August 28, 2025
No me toma porque no tuve mucho apego a mi mamá, pero últimamente han pasado varias cosas que me han hecho desear sacarme los ojos.
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September 5, 2025
cómo amo la literatura griega
obraza, nos dio drama, suspenso, misterio, policial, dos agones terribles Y EL PARLAMENTO DE EDIPO ES **chef kiss**
en fin, léanla
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106 reviews2 followers
January 14, 2024
¡Que buen inicio en mi recorrido de la historia del teatro! Me dejó con buenas razones para continuar con Edipo en Colono y finalmente Antígona.
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January 1, 2026
Triste saber que al nacer no somos dueño de nuestro ser, ni del destino que antaño fue escrito.
Pobre Edipo que le fue escondido su pasado y por ello de su mano corrió la sangre del padre, se casó con su madre y sus hijos, hermanos también eran.
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April 8, 2025
Intensa, adictiva, poética... Es la primera tragedia que leo de Sófocles y claro que me quedé con ganas de leer las demás.
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December 11, 2025
la desgracia de Edipo te deja helado, consternado, sin saber qué decir
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