Antigone : a new translation, contexts, criticism /

Antigone : a new translation, contexts, criticism /

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Author / Creator:	Sophocles, author.
Uniform title:	Antigone. English
Imprint:	New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2023]
Description:	xxxv, 136 pages ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	A Norton critical edition Norton critical edition.
Subject:	Antigone -- (Mythological character) -- Drama. Sophocles. -- Antigone. Antigone -- (Mythological character) Antigone (Sophocles) Drama. Literary criticism. Drama. Literary criticism.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13145987

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Other authors / contributors:	Murnaghan, Sheila, 1951- translator, editor.
ISBN:	9780393655186 0393655180 9780393655193
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"This Norton Critical Edition of Antigone offers a new translation of Sophocles' tragedy, first produced in Athens in the 440's BCE. Dramatizing an episode from the well-known Theban legend, the play depicts the devastating conflict between Antigone and her uncle Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, over the right to burial of her brother Polyneices, a member of the royal family who has turned against the city and attacked it by force. The play is accompanied by an Introduction and annotations by the editor and translator, Sheila Murnaghan. The "Contexts" section provides cultural background for the text, as well as responses by distinguished modern thinkers. The essays in the "Criticism" section analyze the play from a variety of perspectives, with attention to its portrayal of gender relations, its relationship to classical Athenian political institutions, and its ongoing cultural impact through multiple modern adaptations. The volume concludes with a chronology of Sophocles' life and career and a selected bibliography"--

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Summary:	<p>This Norton Critical Edition includes:</p> Sheila Murnaghan's celebrated new translation of Sophocles' famed Greek tragedy depicting the deadly conflict between Antigone--daughter of Oedipus--and her uncle Creon, the unyielding new ruler of Thebes. A full introduction exploring the themes and performance history of the play, a detailed note on the translation, and explanatory annotations by Sheila Murnaghan. In "Contexts," ancient sources translated by Sheila Murnaghan that provide cultural backgrounds and are accompanied by modern perspectives. In "Criticism," essays on the themes of the play, including perspectives on gender relations, Athenian political institutions, and the legacy of the play in modern adaptations. A chronology and a selected bibliography.
Physical Description:	xxxv, 136 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780393655186 0393655180 9780393655193