Antigone

A Norton Critical Edition

Sophocles (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

172 Seiten

2023
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-65518-6 (ISBN)

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This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• 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.

Sheila Murnaghan is the Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Disguise and Recognition in the Odyssey and numerous articles on Greek epic and tragedy, gender in classical culture, and classical reception. She is the co-editor of Odyssean Identities in Modern Cultures: The Journey Home and Women and Slaves in Classical Culture: Differential Equations.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.12.2022
Reihe/Serie	Norton Critical Editions
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 213 mm
Gewicht	150 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
ISBN-10	0-393-65518-0 / 0393655180
ISBN-13	978-0-393-65518-6 / 9780393655186
Zustand	Neuware