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Antigone Paperback - 2008

by Sophocles; Angie Varakis (Editor); Jenny Stevens (Editor)

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Reviewers describe Sophocles’ Antigone as unexpectedly accessible and dramatically potent, often easier to read than expected for an ancient text. Several note its sharp contemporary resonance—especially around power, protest, and moral law—while a few wish for classroom context to deepen appreciation. Re-readers emphasize its layered themes and enduring impact across generations, though one reader admitted difficulty engaging. Overall sentiment skews positive, citing clarity, intensity, and relevance.

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The gods never move faster than when punishing men with the consequences of their own actions.

Desperate to gain control over a city ravaged by civil war, Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's rebellious brother. Outraged, she defies his edict. Creon condemns the young woman, his niece, to be buried alive. The people daren't object but the prophet Teiresias warns that this tyranny will anger the gods: the rotting corpse is polluting the city. Creon hesitates and his fate is sealed.

Sophocles' great tragic play dramatises the clash between the family and the city and, with high poetry and deep tragedy, presents an irreconcilable but equally balanced conflict. Sophoclean heroine Antigone has become a cultural archetype, the symbol of personal integrity and an icon of political freedom, whilst her coprotagonist Creon can be interpreted as either a civic saviour or a ruthless tyrant.

This translation by Don Taylor, accurate yet poetic, was made for a BBC TV production of the Theban Plays in 1986, which he directed.

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  • Title Antigone
  • Author Sophocles; Angie Varakis (Editor); Jenny Stevens (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Methuen Drama
  • Publication date 2008-07-30
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780413776044 / 0413776042
  • Weight 0.22 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.4 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 1.02 cm)
  • Reading level 1090
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Greece
  • Category Plays / Drama
  • Library of Congress subjects Antigone (Greek mythology)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 882.01

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