Antigone And Other Tragedies
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Author | : Oliver Taplin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0199286248 |
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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 | : Oliver Taplin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2020-09-28 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0192608878 |
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Sophocles stands as one of the greatest dramatists of all time, and one of the most influential on artists and thinkers over the centuries. His plays are deeply disturbing and unpredictable, unrelenting and open-ended, refusing to present firm answers to the questions of human existence, or to provide a redemptive justification of the ways of gods to men-or women. These three tragedies portray the extremes of human suffering and emotion, turning the heroic myths into supreme works of poetry and dramatic action. Antigone's obsession with the dead, Creon's crushing inflexibility, Deianeira's jealous desperation, the injustice of the gods witnessed by Hyllus, Electra's obsessive vindictiveness, the threatening of insoluble dynastic contamination... Such are the pains and distortions and instabilities of Sophoclean tragedy. And yet they do not deteriorate into cacophony or disgust or incoherence or silence: they face the music, and through that the suffering is itself turned into the coherence of music and poetry. 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. Each play is accompanied by an introduction and substantial notes on topographical and mythical references and interpretation. Antigone is an icon of Greek tragedy, and Antigone is herself a tragic icon in world theatre. Sophocles' best-known and most performed play tells a story of defiance and the impossible demands of loyalty. Deianeira, also known as Women of Trachis or Trachinaian Women, wrestles with the anxieties of matrimony and motherhood, following the doomed attempt by the wife of the hero Heracles to assert her dignity. Electra portrays a vengeful daughter's journey through unflagging grief and murderous fury, ending without resolution in uncertainty and suspense.
Author | : David Grene |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Greek drama |
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Author | : Sophocles |
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Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 1954 |
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Author | : Sophocles |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Mythology, Greek |
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Author | : Sophocles |
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Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1853 |
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Author | : Sophocles |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Greek drama (Tragedy) |
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Author | : Sophocles |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0192806858 |
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This original and distinctive verse translation of four of Sophocles' plays conveys the vitality of his poetry and the vigour of the plays as performed showpieces, encouraging the reader to relish the sound of the spoken verse and the potential for song within the lyrics.
Author | : Wendy Bustamante |
Publisher | : Vernon Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2020-10-06 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1648890113 |
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This book argues that while current scholarship on Antigone tends to celebrate work that takes Antigone out of her classical roots and puts her into contemporary frameworks, we do not need to place her in a new context and setting to appreciate what her insights offer. We can simply listen to her whole story and learn from what she learns from her father, Oedipus. While other works boldly claim to be progressively moving beyond the scope of tragic themes of mortality, Antigone Uninterrupted demonstrates that reading the Theban Plays in the order of Antigone’s biography (so to speak) expands our understanding of what Antigone could tell us about contemporary issues. This demonstration involves Hegel’s discussion of Antigone in his Phenomenology of Spirit, responses to Hegel on this point, and the author’s assessment that Antigone makes arguments in Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus that ought to be illuminated in contemporary scholarship. This book examines the three Theban Plays (Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone) in the order by which Antigone’s story is a continuous development of character and age, a unique approach for reasons the author identifies, but one she argues would be beneficial to future scholarship. 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.
Author | : Sophocles |
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Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1809 |
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