The Burial at Thebes
A Version of Sophocles' Antigone
Sophocles' play, first staged in the fifth century B.C., stands as a timely exploration of the conflict between those who affirm the individual's human rights and those who must protect the state's security. During the War of the Seven Against Thebes, Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, learns that her brothers have killed each other, having been forced onto opposing sides of the battle. When Creon, king of Thebes, grants burial of one but not the treacherous other, Antigone defies his order, believing it her duty to bury all of her close kin. Enraged, Creon condemns her to death, and his soldiers wall her up in a tomb. While Creon eventually…
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Weitere Autoren: Heaney, Seamus (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4668-5548-9
- EAN: 9781466855489
- Produktnummer: 22467910
- Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 88 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'723 KB
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