{"product_id":"antigone-by-slavoj-zizek-9781474269377","title":"Antigone","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e is universally celebrated as the ultimate figure of ethical resistance to the state power which oversteps its legitimate scope and as the defender of simple human dignity, more important than all political struggles. But is she really so innocent and pure? What if there is a dark side to her? What if Creon, the representative of state power, also has a valuable point to make? And what if both Antigone and Creon are part of a problem that only a popular intervention can confront?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eŽižek's rewriting of this classic play confronts these issues in a practical way: not by theorising about them, but by imagining an \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e in which, at a crucial moment, the action takes a different turn, an \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e along the lines of \u003cem\u003eRun, Lola, Run\u003c\/em\u003e or Brecht's learning plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly funny, moving, and political piece for those who are interested in reading and watching \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e in an entirely new way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595686723820,"sku":"9781474269377","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781474269377-antigone.jpg?v=1777901897","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/antigone-by-slavoj-zizek-9781474269377","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}