Antigone /
"Antigone is perhaps the most easily accessible of all the great classical tragedies, its theme clear and up-to-date: the conflict between moral and political law. Now the tale of Oedipus and his family comes to its end-he, his wife Jocasta, his sons, and now, at the last, his daughter, all dea...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Films for the Humanities,
[2004?]
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| Series: | Theban plays by Sophocles.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this online video |
| Summary: | "Antigone is perhaps the most easily accessible of all the great classical tragedies, its theme clear and up-to-date: the conflict between moral and political law. Now the tale of Oedipus and his family comes to its end-he, his wife Jocasta, his sons, and now, at the last, his daughter, all dead. Antigone is not the only victim in the play; Creon too comes to a tragic downfall-although he repents in time, bureaucratic ritual results in the deaths of Creon's son and wife, burdening him with guilt as well as grief"--Website. |
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| Item Description: | Title from website (viewed Sept. 15, 2006). Streaming video (152 min.). Based on: Antigone / Sophocles. FMG on demand. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | Also issued on VHS and DVD. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Windows Media or Quicktime software. |
| Production Credits: | Camera supervisor, Dave Mutton ; designer, David Myerscough-Jones ; video-tape editor, Pete Reason ; music, Derek Bourgeois ; classical adviser, Geoffrey Lewis. |