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Antigone

Pages
62
Published
441 BCE
Language
English

Synopsis

Sophocles' timeless play, Antigone, explores profound questions about human conflict, the influence of the divine, and the extent to which individuals shape their own fate. This new translation aims to be both true to the original Greek text and compelling in its poetic expression. It continues to resonate as a foundational work in Western thought on tragedy and moral dilemmas.

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Sophocles

Sophocles (circa. 496 BCE - 406 BCE) was the second of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived to the present day. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than those of Euripides. According to the Suda, a 10th century encyclopedia, Sophocles wrote 120 or more plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form, namely Ajax, Antigone, Trachinian Women, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus....

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