Una trilogía es un conjunto de tres obras artísticas reales o ficticias (novelas, películas, historietas, videojuegos...) que forman una unidad con base en algún elemento de su contenido: continuidad argumental, coincidencia del protagonista, etc. Es un término de origen griego (τριλογία, de tres-logos: "tres discursos" o "tres textos") con el que se designaba en la Grecia clásica el conjunto de tres tragedias presentadas a concurso por cada uno de los autores que competían por conseguir el premio en los certámenes que se celebraban en las fiestas en honor de Dionisio. Cada concursante presentaba, además, un drama satírico, de donde, a su vez, procede el término «tetralogía». Véase también: tríadaVéase también: tricotomía

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A trilogy (from Greek τρι- tri-, "three" and -λογία -logia, "discourse") is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games. Three-part works that are considered components of a larger work also exist, such as the triptych or the three-movement sonata, but they are not commonly referred to with the term "trilogy." Most trilogies are works of fiction involving the same characters or setting, such as The Deptford Trilogy of novels by Robertson Davies and The Apu Trilogy of films by Satyajit Ray. Others are connected only by theme: for example, each film of Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colors trilogy explores one of the political ideals of the French Republic (liberty, equality, fraternity) and each novel in Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy uses formats from detective fiction to explore existential questions. Trilogies can also be connected in less obvious ways, such as The Nova Trilogy of novels by William S. Burroughs, each written using cut-up technique. The term is less often applied to music, such as the Berlin Trilogy of David Bowie, linked together by their musical sound and lyrical themes, and that part of them was recorded in Berlin, Germany. Also in music, Adele has been quoted as saying that she "believes in trilogies", when asked if her fourth studio album will be titled after her age at the time of its writing. She considers her first three albums, 19, 21, and 25, part of a trilogy and will not name her fourth album accordingly. Trilogies—and series in general—are common in science fiction and fantasy. The term is less often applied outside of art. One example is the "Marshall trilogy", a common term for three rulings written by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, from 1823 to 1832, concerning the legal status of Native Americans under U.S. law.

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