Antigone Contributor(s): Sophocles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1684116554 ISBN-13: 9781684116553 Publisher: WWW.Snowballpublishing.com
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Drama |
Dewey: 882.01 |
Lexile Measure: 1090 |
Physical Information: 0.14" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.22 lbs) 60 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Russia - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 43275 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In his long life, Sophocles wrote more than one hundred plays. Of these, seven complete tragedies remain, among them the famed Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. In Antigone, he reveals the fate that befalls the children of Oedipus. With its passionate speeches and sensitive probing of moral and philosophical issues, this powerful drama enthralled its first Athenian audiences and won great honors for Sophocles.
Antigone, sister of Polynices, defies Creon's order and buries her brother, claiming that she honors first the laws of the gods. Enraged, Creon condemns her to be sealed in a cave and left to die. How the gods take their revenge on Creon provides the gripping denouement to this compelling tragedy, which remains today one of the most frequently performed of classical Greek dramas.
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. |
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