Electra / Filoctetes / Edipo en Colono

by Sophocles

Las tres piezas de Sófocles (496-405 a.C) que reúne el presente volumen pertenecen a la época final de producción de nuestro autor y ponen de manifiesto la culminación de su técnica dramática. Las dos primeras se sitúan dentro del llamado "" ciclo troyano "" , relacionado con los avatares y las secuelas que vivieron los griegos con motivo de la expedición y conquista de la ciudad de Troya: "" Electra "" retoma el tema de la venganza filial; "" Filoctetes "" es el pobre desvalido que se ve burlado por el astuto Ulises. La tercera obra, "" Edipo en Colono "" , constituye, por su parte, el colofón de las aventuras y desgracias del anciano Edipo, rey de Tebas. La publicación de estas tres obras completa en esta colección, junto con el volumen que recoge "" Áyax "" , "" Las Traquinias "" , "" Antígona "" y "" Edipo Rey "" , la totalidad de la producción dramática de Sófocles que ha llegado hasta nosotros. Traducción e introducción de Antonio Guzmán Guerra.

232 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

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

[Núria · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sòfocles, definitivament, no és el meu clàssic preferit. Monòlegs molt llargs i densos.

[Marcelo Bejar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una joyita del mundo clásico!!!
Electra: una princesa que nos da otra perspectiva de la Oristiada
Filoctetes: Un héroe olvidado, un malvado Odiseo... Y un Deus Ex Machina para variar
Edipo en Colono: no es el final de la saga de Sofocles pero si del trágico Edipo