Sófocles Books

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Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3) Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
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avg rating 3.68 — 172,631 ratings — published -441
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Oedipus Rex  (The Theban Plays, #1) Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
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avg rating 3.72 — 234,030 ratings — published -429
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Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2) Oedipus at Colonus (The Theban Plays, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as sófocles)
avg rating 3.75 — 16,182 ratings — published -401
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Electra Electra (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as sófocles)
avg rating 3.82 — 14,011 ratings — published -410
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Philoctetes Philoctetes (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sófocles)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,011 ratings — published -409
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Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama) Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
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avg rating 3.92 — 6,883 ratings — published -440
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Women of Trachis Women of Trachis (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 3,045 ratings — published -450
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Electra: Tragedia clásica griega (Spanish Edition) Electra: Tragedia clásica griega (Spanish Edition)
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avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published
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Edipo rey / Edipo en Colono Edipo rey / Edipo en Colono (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,167 ratings — published -401
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Byron Rizzo
“De Sófocles, que escribiera más de 100 obras, sólo nos quedan menos de una docena. De la mano de Sófocles salió por ejemplo Edipo Rey, ése mito exquisito que terminaría inspirando a Freud más de 2400 años después. Tomémonos un minuto para pensar en la calidad o importancia de todas esas otras obras que nunca llegaron a nosotros. Para entender la relevancia potencial de lo que se perdió. ¿Cuántos miles de 'Ilíadas y Odiseas' habrán quedado por el camino, relamidas por el fuego de la ignorancia, o enterradas por algún terremoto? Lo más probable es que nunca lo sepamos.”
Byron Rizzo