König Oedipus: 11.-13. Klasse

by Sophocles, Sophokles

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Published May 1, 2006

About the author

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.

Reviews

[joena · Rating 3 out of 5]

okay, also. Hätten wir dieses Drama nicht für die Schule lesen müssen, hätte ich das wahrscheinlich niemals freiwillig gelesen, aber so ist es doch ganz gut.
Diese bestimmte Erzählart, bei der der Leser schon alles weiß, aber die Hauptfigur, in diesem Fall König Ödipus, jedoch nicht, hält einen immer dabei. Das macht das ganze Drama eigentlich so besonders.
Aber die meiste Zeit dachte ich mir aber auch nur so ''wtf ist falsch mit diesen Leuten''.
Nichts desto trotz, muss man so ein Drama einmal gelesen haben, und es war definitiv lesenswert, alleine schon wegen der schweren Sprache, in der man sich auch über kann.

[Lucas · Rating 4 out of 5]

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