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An edition of Antigone (1581)

The 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 destinies. 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"--Book jacket.

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Cover of: Antigone
Antigone
2025-6-16, Standard Ebooks
ebook in English - revision 13aaabb
Cover of: Antigone
Antigone
2001, Hackett Pub. Co., Hackett Publishing Company
in English
Cover of: Antigone
Antigone
October 1993, Dover Thrift
Cover of: Antigone
Antigone
1989, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: The Antigone of Sophocles
The Antigone of Sophocles
1930, Houghton Mifflin company
in English
Cover of: Antigone
Antigone
1906, Clarendon press
in Ancient Greek
Cover of: Antigone
Antigone
1901, Macmillan
in Ancient Greek
Cover of: Antigone
Antigone
1900, Hatier
in French
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Cover of: Antigone
Antigone
1890, Ginn
Cover of: Antigone
Antigone
1874, At the Clarendon Press
in Ancient Greek

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OL20455955M
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OCLC/WorldCat
123179783

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OL43860W

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