Antigone uninterrupted : Antigone's biographical tale of learning from tragic counsel /
'Antigone Uninterrupted' seeks to demonstrate how contemporary scholarship obscures some of the insights that Sophocles' Antigone offers by placing the play into contemporary frameworks, highlighting social and political concerns. This book proposes that considering the play in the co...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wilmington, Delaware :
Vernon Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Series in classical studies.
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| Summary: | 'Antigone Uninterrupted' seeks to demonstrate how contemporary scholarship obscures some of the insights that Sophocles' Antigone offers by placing the play into contemporary frameworks, highlighting social and political concerns. This book proposes that considering the play in the context of Sophocles' other Theban plays, and specifically reading them in the order of Antigone's biographical trajectory (Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone), allows for a more transparent insight into Antigone's understanding of tragic mortality. Providing illuminating readings of both Sophocles' tragedies and some key modern interpretations of the plays, this book holds broad appeal for those interested in subjects such as political science, gender theory, queer theory, literary criticism, theology and sociology, to name a few. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 148 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-146) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1622737601 9781622737604 |