Antigone

£9.99

This is a fresh, contemporary adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy from poet Anne Carson. When her dead brother is decreed a traitor, Antigone refuses to allow his body to be left unburied beyond the city walls. Defying her uncle who governs, she forges ahead with a funeral alone, placing personal allegiance before politics, a tenacious act that will trigger a cycle of destruction.

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When her dead brother is decreed a traitor, his body left unburied beyond the city walls, Antigone refuses to accept this most severe of punishments. Defying her uncle who governs, she dares to say ‘No’. Forging ahead with a funeral alone, she places personal allegiance before politics, a tenacious act that will trigger a cycle of destruction.Renowned for the revelatory nature of his work, Ivo van Hove first enthralled London audiences with his ground-breaking Roman Tragediesseen at the Barbican in 2009. Drawing on his ‘ability to break open texts calcified by tradition’ (Guardian), the director now turns to a classic Greek masterpiece.

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Weight 92 g
Dimensions 20.955 × 12.954 × 0.4 cm
Author

Publisher

Oberon Books

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

54

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

882.01 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K