Sophocles

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Written sometime around 441 BC, "Antigone" by Sophocles is a famous Greek tragedy and classic drama. The story's heroine, Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, defies Creon, the King of Thebes, despite the inevitable consequences. Antigone insists she must bury her brother Polynices, though Creon threatens any man who dares defy him with death. The tragedy deals with the theme of legality versus moralism. In a regime that rules by supreme state authority, though a decree may be law, it does not mean it is right. Antigone feels she is bound by a force much stronger than loyalty to the state, loyalty to her family. In the end, few characters leave unscathed by the wrath of a tyrannical ruler.

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In his long life, Sophocles (born ca. 496 B.C., died after 413) wrote more than one hundred plays. Of these, seven complete tragedies remain, among them the famed Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. In Antigone, he reveals the fate that befalls the children of Oedipus. With its passionate speeches and sensitive probing of moral and philosophical issues, this powerful drama enthralled its first Athenian audiences and won great honors for Sophocles. The setting of the play is Thebes. Polynices, son of Oedipus, has led a rebellious army against his brother, Eteocles, ruler of Thebes. Both have died in single combat. When Creon, their uncle, assumes rule, he commands that the body of the rebel Polynices be left unburied and unmourned, and warns that anyone who tampers with his decree will be put to death. Antigone, sister of Polynices, defies Creon's order and buries her brother, claiming that she honors first the laws of the gods. Enraged, Creon condemns her to be sealed in a cave and left to die. How the gods take their revenge on Creon provides the gripping denouement to this compelling tragedy, which remains today one of the most frequently performed of classical Greek dramas.

Antigone

Kreon, the king of Thebes, has decreed that his nephew, the rebel soldier Polynices, will lie where he died in battle, as food for the birds and dogs. But Polynices' sister Antigone gives him a proper burial, even knowing that Kreon's penalty is death by stoning. Kreon's son Hamon, who is engaged in marriage to Antigone, pleads for her life, but is rebuffed by his father, and Hamon renounces him. The fortune-teller Tiresias warns Kreon that his son will die by the end of the day -- dead for the dead -- and the Chorus persuades the shaken Kreon to relent and save Antigone. But it is too late. Both Antigone and Hamon have killed themselves.

Category - Fiction / Drama & Theater

Format - Paperback

Condition - Good

Listed - 24 days ago

Ships From - New Jersey

Est. Publication Date - Jan 2021