Sophocles: Antigone

by Douglas Cairns

Book Overview

Antigone is Sophocles' masterpiece, a seminal influence on a wide range of theatrical, literary, and intellectual traditions. This volume sets the play in the contexts of its mythical background, its performance, its relation to contemporary culture and thought, and its rich reception history. But its main aim is to encourage first-hand engagement with the complexities of interpretation that make the play so enduringly thought-provoking and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472505093
• ISBN13: 9781472505095
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"