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Aiace - Elettra

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"Aiace, probabilmente la più antica delle tragedie di Sofocle, è il dramma di una follia: a Troia, dopo la morte di Achille le armi dell'eroe sono passate ad Odisseo; Aiace, il più forte tra i guerrieri achei e quindi il più degno della simbolica eredità di Achille, impazzisce per il dolore e, dopo una notte di imprese folli e sanguinarie, in un barlume di consapevolezza si suicida. "Elettra" narra la vicenda di una vendetta e di un matricidio: la figlia di Agamennone e Clitennestra, Elettra, sprona il fratello Oreste a vendicare la morte del padre uccidendo i suoi assassini, Clitennestra e il suo amante Egisto.

369 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2000

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Sophocles

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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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356 reviews37 followers
October 28, 2024
Di questa tragedia ricorderò sempre il giorno in cui mi sono scoperta innamorata di Oreste e di quando Paola Greco ha preso il posto di Elettra, senza dimenticare Aiace, un eroe da riscoprire e approfondire, senza alcun dubbio
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256 reviews8 followers
August 23, 2015
Amo las tragedias de Sófocles. Lamentablemente, sólo llegamos a conocer siete de todas los que escribió. Entre ellas se encuentran Electra y Áyax; dos asombrosas historias de las que saqué un montón de frases increíbles.
No a todo el mundo le gusta leer tragedias. Yo les recomiendo que se tomen su tiempo y les den una oportunidad. Encontrarán que la narración es tan hermosa... las obras teatrales tienen magia, sólo hay que encontrar la forma correcta de invocarla.
Profile Image for Sencer Az.
75 reviews1 follower
March 31, 2022
Tragedya sanatının en önemli ustası
olarak gösterilen Sophocles’in oyunlarının ortak noktasında insanı buluruz.
Tragedyalarda anlatılan insandır. İnsanın bilinmezliği, acısı, köleliği, açmazları
sunulur sahnede
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63 reviews
July 28, 2024
Me he leído solo Áyax. Me ha gustado mucho. Me ha gustado el giro que puede dar tu vida en cuestion de poco tiempo y pasar del todo a la nada. Gran reflexión sobre la efimeridad del éxito y de la crudeza de los momentos dificiles.
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May 2, 2025
the og girlboss
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48 reviews3 followers
January 9, 2017
"Áyax es una tragedia escrita por el poeta griego Sófocles. La trama gira en torno al trágico destino de Ayax tras el desencadenamiento de su locura, causada por su odio contra Ulises y los atridas durante la batalla contra los Troyanos. Si bien Ayax forma parte, junto con Ulises, del ejército griego que acampa en los alrededores de Troya antes de su ingreso, su cólera contra este lo lleva a conspirar en contra de su propia hueste"

Leé la reseña completa en mi blog: https://goo.gl/5csXQI
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June 21, 2015
No entendía porqué Ayax se negó a hablar con Odiseo, en la Odisea, al punto de ni poder verle la cara. Y Orestes, que da muerte a Climenstra (creo que así era) pero no entendí en qué momento. O en qué contexto.

Así que sí, me sirvió a mí como lectura complementaria. ¡Que infeliz eres, Ayax! ¡Qué desgraciada eres, Electra!

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518 reviews18 followers
April 18, 2021
Por historias como estas me encanta leer las tragedias griegas.

Al ser muy cortas no se me ocurre mejor resumen que: Ajáx es castigado por los dioses y enloquece, Electra quiere vengar la muerte de su padre y se alía con el enemigo.
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August 15, 2011
"...¡Oh, generación mía, fuentes, ríos, llanuras troyanas, yo hos llamo! ...Áyax os dice estas últimas palabras. Yo referiré el resto a las Sombras en el Hades."
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