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Antigone
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Oedipus, the former ruler of Thebes, has died. Now, when his young daughter Antigone defies her uncle, Kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brother, she and he enact a primal conflict between young and old, woman and man, individual and ruler, family and state, courageous and self-sacrificing reverence for the gods of the earth and perhaps self-serving allegiance to the gods of the sky. Echoing through western culture for more than two millennia, Sophocles' Antigone has been a touchstone of thinking about human conflict and human tragedy, the role of the divine in human life, and the degree to which men and women are the creators of their own destiny. This exciting new translation of the play is extremely faithful to the Greek, eminently playable, and poetically powerful. For readers, actors, students, teachers, and theatrical directors, this new translation of one of the greatest plays in the history of the western world provides the best combination of contemporary, powerful language, along with superb background and notes on meaning, interpretation, and ancient beliefs, attitudes, and contexts.
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Oxford University Press; January 2003
208 pages; ISBN 9780199840205
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208 pages; ISBN 9780199840205
Download in EPUB or secure PDF format
Subject categories
- Academic > Literature > Literature > Collections of general literature > Wit and humor > By region or country > Sophocles
- Academic > Literature > Collections of general literature > Wit and humor > By region or country
- Academic > Literature > Classical literature > Greek literature > Individual authors Including:
- Academic > Languages and Linguistics > Greek philology and language
- Performing Arts > Theater
- Social Science > Folklore & Mythology
- Drama
- Folklore & Mythology
ISBNs
0199728496
9780195143737
9780199728497
9780199840205

