Antigone on the contemporary world stage /

This book analyses what happens to Sophocles' play as it is adapted and (re)produced around the world, and it focuses specifically on Antigone in performance. The chapters highlight the numerous ways in which social, political, historical, and cultural contexts transform the material; how artis...

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Other Authors: Mee, Erin B. (Editor), Foley, Helene P., 1942- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011, ©2011.
Series:Classical presences.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book analyses what happens to Sophocles' play as it is adapted and (re)produced around the world, and it focuses specifically on Antigone in performance. The chapters highlight the numerous ways in which social, political, historical, and cultural contexts transform the material; how artists and audiences in diverse societies including Argentina, The Congo, Finland, Haiti, India, Japan, and the United States interact with it; and the variety of issues it has been used to address.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 469 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191618116
019161811X
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0191728756
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6613352411