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Antigone

bySophocles

Genres: Drama Classics 19th Century Classics

Who is this book for? Readers interested in classic literature, Greek tragedies, and themes of morality and family conflict.

Topics Greek mythologyFamily conflictMoral dilemmasTragedyPower strugglesLoyaltyJusticeBurial rightsGenerational cursesStrength of characterPowerFamilyMorality

MoodTragic, Reflective

Female protagonist

ViolenceModerate

To make this quintessential Greek drama more accessible to the modern reader, this Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition? includes a glossary of difficult terms, a list of vocabulary words, and convenient sidebar notes. By providing these, it is our intention that readers will more fully enjoy the beauty, wisdom, and intent of the play.The curse placed on Oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant translation of Sophocles? classic drama. The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Antigone is an unconventional heroine who pits her beliefs against the King of Thebes in a bloody test of wills that leaves few unharmed. Emotions fly as she challenges the king for the right to bury her own brother. Determined but doomed, Antigone shows her inner strength throughout the play. Antigone raises issues of law and morality that are just as relevant today as they were more than two thousand years ago. Whether this is your first reading or your twentieth, Antigone will move you as few pieces of literature can.

Language

Published on

01/12/2005

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Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781580493888

Price Comparison

waterstones

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3 £

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