Antigone - Softcover

Sophocles; McDonald, Marianne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854592009 ISBN 13: 9781854592002

Publisher: Nick Hern Books, 2001

Synopsis

A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights.

The war has ended, but with peace comes conflict. Antigone’s brother Polyneices lies on the battlefield where he fell, his burial outlawed by Creon, the new king of Thebes. Should Antigone obey Creon, or must she follow her conscience and lay her beloved brother to rest?

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From the Back Cover:

Filled with passionate speeches and sensitive probing of moral and philosophical issues, this powerful drama reveals the grim fate that befalls the children of Oedipus. When Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, chooses to obey the law of the gods rather than an unconscionable command from Creon, ruler of Thebes, she is condemned to death. How the gods take their revenge on Creon provides the gripping denouement to this compelling tragedy, still one of the most frequently performed of classical Greek dramas. Footnotes.

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Translated by Don Taylor

About this edition

• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1854592009
• ISBN 13: 9781854592002
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80