Bibliograph

Antigone, Sophocles ; in a new translation by Nicholas Rudall

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Antigone, Sophocles ; in a new translation by Nicholas Rudall

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

Antigone

Oclc number

39380766

Responsibility statement

Sophocles ; in a new translation by Nicholas Rudall

Series statement

Plays for performance

Summary

"One of the greatest, most moving of all tragedies, Antigone, was written by Sophocles at the height of his powers. Meticulously structured, with a central character who is richly complex, the play continues to have meaning for us because of its several themes: the conflict of ideas and character ; the struggle between individual conscience and the authority of the state ; the opposition of male and female natures ; and the nature of human suffering. Mr. Rudall's splendidly sensitive translation brings a new power and speakability to Sophocles' prose" -- Back cover

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