The returns of Antigone : interdisciplinary essays / edited by Tina Chanter and Sean D. Kirkland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chanter, Tina, 1960- editor.

Kirkland, Sean D., editor.

Series:

SUNY series in gender theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sophocles. Antigone.

Sophocles.

Gender identity in literature.

Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Antigone (Mythological character)--In literature.

Antigone.

Philosophy in literature.

Antigone (Sophocles).

Antigone (Greek mythology) in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

ix, 323 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]

Summary:

Despite a venerable tradition of thinkers having declared the death of tragedy, Antigone lives on. Disguised in myriad national costumes, invited to a multiplicity of international venues, inspiring any number of political protests, Antigone transmits her energy through the ages and across the continents in an astoundingly diverse set of contexts. She continues to haunt dramatists, artists, performers, and political activists all over the world. This cutting-edge, interdisciplinary collection explores how and why, with essays ranging from philosophical, literary, and political investigations to queer theory, race theory, and artistic appropriations of the play. It also establishes an international scope for its considerations by including assessments of Latin American and African appropriations of the play alongside European receptions of the play. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Context and Text

1 Antigone's Laments, Creon's Grief / Bonnie Honig Honig, Bonnie 25

2 Tragic Time / Sean D. Kirkland Kirkland, Sean D. 51

3 The Ruin of Song: Community and Autoimmunity in Sophocles's Antigone / Damian Stocking Stocking, Damian 69

II The Impeetinence of Antigone

4 Antigone's Limits / Kevin Thompson Thompson, Kevin 87

5 Beyond Antigone: Ismene, Gender, and the Right to Life / Mary C. Rawlinson Rawlinson, Mary C. 101

III Psychoanalysis and Its Limits

6 Being Genealogical: Tragic Necessity in Sophocles's Antigone / Mary Beth Mader Mader, Mary Beth 125

7 Kristeva's Antigone: Oedipus's Most Radical Possibility / S. K. Keltner Keltner, S. K. 137

8 "Communal Blood, Fraternal Blood...": The Space of Antigone and the Aporias of Difference, translated by Gabriel Malenfant and Bettina Bergo / Georges Leroux Leroux, Georges 155

IV Butler's Claim

9 Outside/In: Antigone and the Limits of Politics / Sina Kramer Kramer, Sina 173

10 Itinerant Antigone / Liz Appel Appel, Liz 187

11 The Queer Heroics of Butler's Antigone / Marie Draz Draz, Marie 205

V Antigone's New Contexts

12 Antigonas: On the Uses of Tragedy / Moira Fradinger Fradinger, Moira 223

13 Toward a Theory of Apolitics / R. Clifton Sparge Sparge, R. Clifton 241

14 African Antigones: Pasts, Presents, Futures / Astrid Van Weyenherg Weyenherg, Astrid Van 261

15 Bodies in Exile: From Tragedy to Performance Art / Cecilia Sjdholm Sjdholm, Cecilia 281.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438452937

1438452934

OCLC:

871534418