Looking at Antigone / edited by David Stuttard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stuttard, David, editor.

Series:

Bloomsbury studies in classical reception

Classical Studies & Archaeology 2017

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Sophocles. Antigone.

Sophocles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Antigone is one of the most influential and thought provoking of all Greek tragedies. Set in a newly victorious society, where possibilities seem boundless and mankind can overcome all boundaries except death, the action is focused through the prism of Creon, a remarkable anti-hero - a politician who, in crisis, makes a reckless decision, whose pride (or insecurity) prevents him from backing down until it is too late, and who thereby ends up losing everything. Not just the story of a girl who confronts the state, Antigone is an exploration of inherent human conflicts - between men and women young and old, power and powerlessness, civil law and the 'unwritten laws' of nature. Lauded in Antiquity, it has influenced drama and philosophy throughout history into the modern age. With an introduction discussing the nature of the community for which Antigone was written, this collection of essays by twelve leading academics from across the world draws together many of the themes explored in Antigone, from Sophocles' use of mythology, his contemporaries' reactions and later reception, to questions of religion and ritual, family life and incest, ecology and the environment. The essays are accompanied by David Stuttard's performer-friendly, accurate and easily accessible English translation. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: David Stuttard: Antigone, a play for today?

Antigone: right or wrong? / Alex Garvie

Antigone as others see her / Alan Somerstein

Assessing the character of Creon / Brad Levett

Images and effects of incest in Sophocles' Antigone / Sophie Mills

The two sisters / Hanna Roisman

Antigone's change of heart / Ruth Scodel

Antigone and rights of earth / Rush Rehm

Revealing divinity in Sophocles' Antigone / Stephen Esposito

Religion in Antigone / Robert Garland

Euripides' reception of Sophocles' Antigone / Ioanna Karamanou

The voices of Antigone / Helene Foley

Antigone enters the modern world / Betine van Zyl Smit

Sophocles' Antigone translated by David Stuttard.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Contains:

Sophocles. Antigone. English. 2017.

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781350017146

Access Restriction:

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