The Antigone Of Sophocles

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 199?
Category : Ancient Greek Literature
ISBN : 0585166307

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Antigone by Sophocles Pdf

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1990-02-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780199838974

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Antigone by Sophocles Pdf

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. The series seeks to recover the entire extant corpus of Greek tragedy, quite as though the ancient tragedians wrote in the English of our own time. Under the editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shapiro, each of these volumes includes a critical introduction, commentary on the text, full stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical and geographical references in the plays. This finely-tuned translation of Sophocles' Antigone by Richard Emil Braun, both a distinguished poet and a professional scholar-critic, offers, in lean, sinewy verse and lyrics of unusual intensity, an interpretation informed by exemplary scholarship and critical insight. Braun presents an Antigone not marred by excessive sentimentality or pietistic attitudes. His translation underscores the extraordinary structural symmetry and beauty of Sophocles' design by focusing on the balanced and harmonious view of tragically opposed wills that makes the play so moving. Unlike the traditionally gentle and pious protagonist opposed to a brutal and villainous Creon, Braun's Antigone emerges as a true Sophoclean heroine--with all the harshness and even hubris, as well as pathos and beauty, that Sophoclean heroism requires. Braun also reveals a Creon as stubbornly "principled" as Antigone, instead of simply the arrogant tyrant of conventional interpretations.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Antigone (Greek mythology)
ISBN : 9780299290832

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Antigone by Sophocles Pdf

Oedipus' daughter protests the lack of funeral rites for her brother Polyneikes after his death in the civil war of Thebes, leading to a final tragedy.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCR:31210006651945

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The Antigone of Sophocles by Sophocles Pdf

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Drama
ISBN : 015602764X

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The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles Pdf

English versions of Sophocles' three great tragedies based on the myth of Oedipus, translated for a modern audience by two gifted poets. Index.

Author : Ali Smith,Sophocles
Publisher : Pushkin Children's Books
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781782690894

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The Story of Antigone by Ali Smith,Sophocles Pdf

Now there's a girl who understands things, the crow thought. When two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, die in a vicious battle over the crown of Thebes, the new ruler, King Creon, decides that Eteocles will be buried as a hero, while Polynices will be left outside as a feast for the dogs and crows. But the young Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, will defy the cruel tyrant and attempt to give her brother the burial he deserves. This simple act of love and bravery will set in motion a terrible course of events that will reverberate across the entire kingdom... Dave Eggers says, of the series: "I couldn't be prouder to be a part of it. Ever since Alessandro conceived this idea I thought it was brilliant. The editions that they've complied have been lushly illustrated and elegantly designed."

Author : William Blake Tyrrell,Larry J. Bennett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1998-08-13
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781461641841

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Recapturing Sophocles' Antigone by William Blake Tyrrell,Larry J. Bennett Pdf

In this book, Wm. Blake Tyrrell and Larry J. Bennett examine Sophocles' Antigone in the context of its setting in fifth-century Athens. The authors attempt to create an interpretive environment that is true to the issues and interests of fifth-century Athenians, as opposed to those of modern scholars and philosophers. As they contextualize the play in the dynamics of ancient Athens, the authors discuss the text of the Antigone in light of recent developments in the study of Greek antiquity and tragedy, and they turn to modern Greek rituals of lamentation for suggestive analogies. The result is a compelling book which opens new insights to the text, challenges the validity of old problems, and eases difficulties in its interpretation.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1420953443

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Antigone (Translated by E. H. Plumptre with an Introduction by J. Churton Collins) by Sophocles Pdf

"Antigone," the first Theban play written by Sophocles yet chronologically last in the cycle, is a masterpiece of classical antiquity which examines the conflict between public duty and personal loyalty. Following the banishment of Oedipus, his two sons Eteocles and Polyneices have died leading opposite sides in Thebes's civil war, fighting each other for the throne. Queen Jocasta's brother Creon, now the ruler of Thebes, declares that Eteocles will be honored but Polyneices is to be publically shamed by refusing him burial rites. Creon declares that anyone attempting to do so will be put to death. In ancient Greece the refusal of burial rites was one of the most disrespectful acts that could have been shown to a person and their family. Antigone finds herself compelled by familial duty and disregards Creon's edict by scattering dirt across Polyneices's corpse. Creon, whose son Haemon is engaged to Antigone, finds himself torn between a personal loyalty to his family and a civic duty to punish Antigone for this crime. One of the greatest dramas from classical antiquity, "Antigone," along with its Theban counterparts, "Oedipus the King," and "Oedipus at Colonus," established Sophocles as one of the most renowned dramatists of his era. This edition follows the translation of E. H. Plumptre, includes an introduction by J. Churton Collins, and is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1973-04-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780141905648

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The Theban Plays by Sophocles Pdf

King Oedipus/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone Three towering works of Greek tragedy depicting the inexorable downfall of a doomed royal dynasty The legends surrounding the house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create this powerful trilogy about humanity's struggle against fate. King Oedipus is the devastating portrayal of a ruler who brings pestilence to Thebes for crimes he does not realize he has committed and then inflicts a brutal punishment upon himself. Oedipus at Colonus provides a fitting conclusion to the life of the aged and blinded king, while Antigone depicts the fall of the next generation, through the conflict between a young woman ruled by her conscience and a king too confident of his own authority. Translated with an Introduction by E. F. WATLING

Author : Sophocles,Theodore Dwight Woolsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Greek drama
ISBN : CORNELL:31924026676647

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The Antigone of Sophocles by Sophocles,Theodore Dwight Woolsey Pdf

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781585106042

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Antigone by Sophocles Pdf

This is an English translation of Sophocles’ tragedy of Antigone and her fate when she decides to bury her dead brother Polyneices. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-14
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780191561108

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Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra by Sophocles Pdf

Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles' reputation has remained undimmed for two and a half thousand years. His greatest innovation in the tragic medium was his development of a central tragic figure, faced with a test of will and character, risking obloquy and death rather than compromise his or her principles: it is striking that Antigone and Electra both have a woman as their intransigent 'hero'. Antigone dies rather neglect her duty to her family, Oedipus' determination to save his city results in the horrific discovery that he has committed both incest and parricide, and Electra's unremitting anger at her mother and her lover keeps her in servitude and despair. These vivid translations combine elegance and modernity, and are remarkable for their lucidity and accuracy. Their sonorous diction, economy, and sensitivity to the varied metres and modes of the original musical delivery make them equally suitable for reading or theatrical peformance. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Sophocles,Oliver Taplin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0192806866

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Antigone and Other Tragedies by Sophocles,Oliver Taplin Pdf

These original and distinctive verse translations convey the vitality of Sophocles' poetry and the vigour of the plays in performance, doing justice to both the sound of the poetry and the theatricality of the tragedies.

Author : Seamus Heaney
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780571289165

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The Burial at Thebes by Seamus Heaney Pdf

Commissioned to mark the centenary of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 2004, The Burial at Thebes is Seamus Heaney's new verse translation of Sophocles' great tragedy, Antigone - whose eponymous heroine is one of the most sharply individualized and compelling figures in Western drama. Faithful to the 'local row' and to the fierce specificity of the play's time and place, The Burial at Thebes honours the separate and irreconcilable claims of its opposed voices, as they enact the ancient but perennial conflict between family and state in a time of crisis, pitching the morality of private allegiance against that of public service. Above all, The Burial at Thebes honours the sovereign urgency and grandeur of the Antigone, in which language speaks truth to power, then and now.

Author : Sophocles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590928133

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Sophokleous Antigonē. The Antigone of Sophocles, in Greek and English; with an intr. and notes: by J.W. Donaldson by Sophocles Pdf