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Antigone

By Sophocles
Series: Modern Plays
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Antigone tells the story of a young woman who defies the state's decree to leave her brother unburied, asserting personal loyalty over political law. Her courageous act of burying her brother ignites a tragic chain of events, exploring themes of justice, family, and resistance.
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Ideal for readers interested in classic Greek drama, tragic literature, and those fascinated by themes of civil disobedience and moral conflict.

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When her dead brother is decreed a traitor, his body left unburied beyond the city walls, Antigone refuses to accept this most severe of punishments. Defying her uncle who governs, she dares to say ‘No’. Forging ahead with a funeral alone, she places personal allegiance before politics, a tenacious act that will trigger a cycle of destruction.

Renowned for the revelatory nature of his work, Ivo van Hove first enthralled London audiences with his ground-breaking Roman Tragedies seen at the Barbican in 2009. Drawing on his "ability to break open texts calcified by tradition" (Guardian), the director now turns to a classic Greek masterpiece.

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Arts Desk praises Anne Carson's new translation as 'marvellous,' noting its sharp colloquial language and insightful interpretation that bring fresh life to this ancient tragedy.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350344396

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Contributors:

  • Adapted by Anne Carson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 66g

Pages: 56

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Series: Modern Plays Sophocles

About the Author

Anne Carson is a MacArthur Fellow; she has received the Lannan Prize, the T.S Eliot Prize, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Poetry Prize (twice-awarded), and was an Anna-Maria Kellen Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin, Germany. Anne is currently adapting The Bakkhai for the Almeida. Classic Stage Company in New York has produced Anne Carson’s An Oresteia (a trilogy adapted from Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, Sophokles’ Electra and Euripides’ Orestes) in repertory.

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